Humans are a Highly Social Species
[7:23] The human brain evolved to be very social as shown by lecturer Nancy Kanwisher. [Source: nancykanwisher YouT…
MOREBrain zapping via Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
[9:17] Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Demo: Watch Nancy Kanwisher’s brain get zapped. [Source…
MOREKeolu Fox: Why genetic research must be more diverse
[6:48] Ninety-six percent of genome studies are based on people of European descent. The rest of the world is virtually …
MOREEd Boyden: Seeing very small things
[14:38] Neuroscientist Ed Boyden says that there is a moral imperative to demystify the brain in order to address disea…
MOREThe Drive to Sleep
[3:01] Dr. Rochelle Zak talks about what causes us to sleep, and why it is sometimes difficult to fall asleep even when we …
MORERest is necessary after concussion
[1:26] Eric Freitag speaks on the correlation between a concussion’s severity and the advised treatment for such co…
MORERajita Sinha: The Stressed Brain
[1:20:25] A Stockholm Psychiatry Lecture given by Professor Rajita Sinha, Yale University, at Karolinska Institute…
MOREKerry Ressler: The neuroscience of emotion
[19:17] Fear is a powerful, yet primitive, emotion that is also the root of much violence, war and suffering. Understan…
MOREDoes Exercise Enhance Creativity?
[3:21] Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki is hard at work in her lab experimenting with a new hypothesis: Can you stimulate cr…
MOREThe Science of Subconscious Influence
[4:59] Each day, you’re exposed to thousands of stimuli. Even though you don’t notice most of them, can th…
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