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[3:35] UChicago neuroscientist Peggy Mason studies empathy–specifically how rats (and presumably other mam…

[3:19] The Human Brain Project should lay the technical foundations for a new model of ICT-based brain research, drivi…

[5:09] Bad Habits, Good Habits, How to break a bad habit, how to create a good habit, how to change your routine, how to sto…

[3:54] For more information, see Xiao et al., Neuron 98/1, http://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S…. Circui…

[6:26] Can you force yourself to crave lettuce and running? Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abu…

[6:01] It could be related to the drug-like state of withdrawal that comes when you severely decrease the amount of suga…

[2:01] Scientists have identified two new genetic connections to homosexuality. Does this confirm that there are pre…

[4:42] It’s obvious alcohol affects the brain – but even though it seems to affect everyone differently, …

[5:19] The pioneers of AI were inspired by the brain, and now AI is being used to map the brain. Princeton’s H. Sebastia…

[5:26] A lot of us can stop and visualise things in a flash – a rainbow, your breakfast table, your Mum’s 80s ha…