Shedding Light on Hippocampus-Amygdala Communication
[4:50] Bazelot et al. dissect synaptic mechanisms orchestrating the information flow from the ventral hippocampus t…
MORECortical Memories in Humans Are Re-expressed When GABA Is Reduced
[5:07] Barron et al. show that otherwise silent cortical memories are unmasked in the human brain when the concentrati…
MOREHow Dogs Interpret Our Praise
[0:59] “Who’s a good boy?” Your dog construes your words and happy tone to know you mean him. [Video source: Scien…
MOREVisual Stimuli that Cause Mice to Freeze or Flee
[5:08] Mice are an increasingly popular animal model for understanding vision in health and disease, but we know littl…
MOREDo humans truly have Free Will?
[8:50] While filming for the PBS special, “Brains on Trial with Alan Alda,” Alan visited Dr. Thalia Wheat…
MOREIs Revenge More Bitter Than Sweet?
[4:00] What happens to our brains when we seek revenge? Here’s why revenge might actually leave you feeling wors…
MOREBarbara Maher: Toxic air pollution nanoparticles discovered in the human brain
[1:07] Tiny magnetic particles from air pollution have for the first time been discovered to be lodged in human brains…
MORECan You Be Born Without An Imagination?
[4:06] Some people are physically unable to visualize images. Their mind’s eye is essentially blind. What is ap…
MOREEllen 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…
MORETom Gash: Why People Do Bad Things
[6:47] Why People Do Bad Things with Tom Gash. What informs our views on crime? Why do myths prevail across the political …
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