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[1:34] An elephant’s brain is four times heavier than a human’s. But as a percentage of its body mass it ran…

[3:11] We all know that when a sperm enters an egg, a zygote is created, and the creation of a fetus begins. But what is that …

[7:23] The human brain evolved to be very social as shown by lecturer Nancy Kanwisher. [Source: nancykanwisher YouT…

[9:17] Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Demo: Watch Nancy Kanwisher’s brain get zapped. [Source…

[6:48] Ninety-six percent of genome studies are based on people of European descent. The rest of the world is virtually …

[14:38] Neuroscientist Ed Boyden says that there is a moral imperative to demystify the brain in order to address disea…

[3:01] Dr. Rochelle Zak talks about what causes us to sleep, and why it is sometimes difficult to fall asleep even when we …

[1:26] Eric Freitag speaks on the correlation between a concussion’s severity and the advised treatment for such co…

[1:20:25] A Stockholm Psychiatry Lecture given by Professor Rajita Sinha, Yale University, at Karolinska Institute…

[19:17] Fear is a powerful, yet primitive, emotion that is also the root of much violence, war and suffering. Understan…