Susan Blackmore: How is Personal Identity Maintained?
[7:25] What makes one a person or a self? If he or she sees, hears, thinks and feels, is that a person or a self? How can separ…
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25 Amazing Savant Minds
[9:03] Savants, those legendary masters of mental mayhem. They are blessed with an oasis of talent in a desert of disabi…
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Why Are Some People Left-Handed?
[5:30] We’ve got two perfectly good hands attached to two perfectly good arms, so why do most people prefer to use …
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Multitasking Is a Myth, and to Attempt It Comes at a Neurobiological Cost
[2:46] Multitasking is a myth, says McGill University Psychology Professor Daniel Levitin. Switching focus across t…
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Temporal Lobes function in the brain
[5:10] In this video Dr. Bigler and I talk about the temporal lobes of the brain. The temporal lobe here, on this lateral s…
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Ellen Winner: Learning and neuroplasticity
[6:06] Dr. Ellen Winner, of the Arts and Mind Lab at Boston College, is an expert on child prodigies and learning in the ar…
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Why Do You Stop Noticing Smells After A While?
[3:34] Our brains lie to us. Not maliciously – they think they’re helping. Which is why smells seem to disappear: It…
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Turning Sound Into Music – Why Do We Do It?
[4:10] Filmmaker Mac Premo filmed a conversation with radio host, composer, and producer Jad Abumrad about sounds, mu…
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The Secret to Creativity
[5:07] Let your mind wander: Your next great idea might come when you least expect it. [Video source: BrainCraft YouT…
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3 Quick Psychology Tests!
[11:18] Steve Zaragoza, Bree Essrig and Elliott Morgan try some developmental psychology tests. [Video source: Brai…
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