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[1:37] Twin papers lend clues into how the brain organizes itself, offering new avenues for studying psychiatric diso…

[3:24] IN A small laboratory in London are hundreds of human brains, labelled and ready for dissection – all in th…

[20:34] MIT’s Mark Bear presents a fascinating account of how understanding neural plasticity, or the ability …

[2:26] Ever wonder what is going on in the brain of a teenager, especially one who is stressed out? UCLA Psychologist Adr…

[0:49] Hospitals are usually badly lit, but many are starting to use light therapy to treat depression, alleviate Park…

[3:41] Some people claim they reach a higher state of consciousness when they take psychedelics, but is this really wha…

[4:07] The Hering optical illusion explained. [Video and text source: iBioEducation YouTube channel]…

[43:48] The brain has a remarkable, virtually limitless capacity to astonish us with its mysteries. One tiny bit of dam…

[4:02] If you get your head cut off, you most likely will not survive. How long can you last until your body finally shuts d…

[3:40] In honor of Halloween, we asked neurobiologist Joy Hirsch what fear looks like inside our brains. [Video and tex…