Motivation and Dopamine Release from Disinhibition in the VTA
[6:04] The lateral hypothalamus (LH) sends an inhibitory projection to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) that modulat…
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Do humans truly have Free Will?
[8:50] While filming for the PBS special, “Brains on Trial with Alan Alda,” Alan visited Dr. Thalia Wheat…
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Bionic Arm – Mind Control and Sense of Touch
[6:19] We see how one of the most cutting-edge prosthetic advancements in the world includes the ability to touch and fe…
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What Caused Life’s Major Evolutionary Transitions?
[9:03] Join us as we explore the fascinating transition from early cells to multi-celled animals. This transition, as …
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The “God Helmet” Can Give You Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences
[4:41] Steven Kotler explains that a new device and its imitators can trigger “mystical” experiences in …
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New “Neural Dust” sensor could be implanted in the body
[1:50] University of California, Berkeley engineers have built the first dust-sized, wireless sensors that can be im…
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Do You Know This Voice?
[4:15] How do we recognize speech? [Source: BrainCraft You Tube channel]…
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You Have A Second Brain
[4:46] Turns out you have TWO brains! [Video source: AsapSCIENCE YouTube link]…
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We Create Our Reality
[1:19:47] Frederick Travis, PhD, director of the Center for Brain, Consciousness and Cognition, explains that the co…
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Cells To Silicon: Your Brain In 2050
[1:22:21] At present, our brains are mostly dependent on all the stuff below the neck to turn thought into action. But ad…
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