MRCPsych on the Go: Revision Essentials
Hello! My name is Dr Aalap Asurlekar, and I am a psychiatry trainee in the UK. I created MRCPsych on the Go to make revision for the MRCPsych exams easier to fit around busy clinical work.
This podcast is designed for psychiatry trainees preparing for Paper A, B, CASC but also, medical students. Each episode focuses on key syllabus topics and explains them in clear, structured language to help you understand and retain the most important concepts.
Topics range from psychopathology, psychopharmacology, neuroscience, sociology, behavioral science, psychological therapies to clinical assessment. Episodes include exam style questions and clinical scenarios to support active recall and exam preparation.
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MRCPsych on the Go: Revision Essentials
7. Hearing Voices: Auditory Perception, Hallucinations and the Brain
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Most of us hear a sound and instantly know where it is coming from and what it means. But what happens when that process goes wrong?
In this episode, we explore how the brain processes sound, covering sound localisation, auditory grouping, and bottom-up and top-down processing. We explain how these mechanisms help us interpret complex sound environments, and why understanding auditory perception is essential for making sense of hallucinations in psychiatric disorders.
Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychology students and anyone fascinated by how the brain hears. Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 1.1.2.