The Science of Kissing
[5:50] When you really think about it, kissing is an odd human behavior. You know, all the rubbing of our faces all over ea…
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Cori Bargmann: Overview of Genes and Behavior
[10:45] Cori Bargmann explains how individual genes can affect the brain and behavior. Humans are complex creatures, …
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Colin Blakemore: Neuro-Everything, Revealing the Secrets of the Human Brain
[42:31] Are we on the verge of unlocking the secrets of the human brain? In Neuro-Everything, Colin Blakemore reveals n…
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James Gilligan: Morality is the Problem
[4:00] Clip from the documentary “A Matter of Respect” by Lauren Hatvany [Video and text source: amatter…
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The Science of Pornography Addiction
[3:06] It’s the number one topic for internet searches, but do we ever consider how pornography can have lasting …
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Oliver Sacks: Out of Body Experiences and Hallucination
[2:28] Dr. Oliver Sacks describes uncanny out-of-body experiences of his patients. [Source: Oliver Sacks You Tube ch…
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What Causes Extreme Fear in the Brain ?
[2:30] Some rats are naturally more fearful than others. The neuroscientist’s current research focuses on wha…
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Knowing our own minds
[2:44] A team from UCL Neuroscience have studied how the thickness of the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain behin…
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The Thinking Ape: The Enigma of Human Consciousness
[1:16:35] What is the origin and nature of consciousness? If consciousness is common to humans and animals alike, what …
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Why does the placebo effect work?
[6:00] The placebo effect is a long-recognised phenomenon that has played an important part in the history of medicine …
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