Using Neurobiology to Overcome Genetic and Environmental Adversity
[20:34] MIT’s Mark Bear presents a fascinating account of how understanding neural plasticity, or the ability …
MOREMice made to kill using mind control lasers
[0:55] Mice were genetically engineered so neurons in the amygdala that control hunting and killing were activated by …
MOREJeff Lichtman: The Role of Neuronal Identity in Synaptic Competition
[10:58] Harvard University Prof. Jeff Lichtman on neuromuscular junction, loss of axon connections, and ‘bra…
MOREDavid Cox: Towards an Artificial Brain
[20:43] The fast-advancing fields of neuroscience and computer science are on a collision course. David Cox, Assista…
MOREPatricia Churchland: Neurophilosophy and moral values
[16:58] Patricia Churchland explains how humans could have formed morality, from the point of evolution where we turn…
MORECould The Psychedelic Drug Ayahuasca Cure Depression?
[3:05] Though studies are limited, what we do know about ayahuasca seems to suggest the hallucinogen can help those str…
MOREDid his brain make him commit his crime?
[2:01] When discussing how neuroscience could affect criminal law, one question keeps coming up: Are we in danger of sa…
MOREConsciousness Unbound: The Ethics of Neuroimaging After Severe Brain Injury
[1:29:15] Severe brain injury is a major cause of disability and death. Patients who survive may emerge into a vegetati…
MOREPatricia Churchland: Neurophilosophy
[14:04] Patricia Churchland discusses consciousness, mind and the requirement of brain. [Video and text source: Ser…
MOREPatricia Churchland: Interview about her journey toward neurophilosophy
[1:06:07] Patricia Churchland is trying to combine philosophy, neuroscience and evolutionary biology toward consc…
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