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[5:37] THE BRAIN EVOLVED TO NOT THINK ABOUT THINKING… It evolved to deal quickly with the hundreds of things we ha…

[4:30] V.S. Ramachandran explains what causes amputees to have sensations in their phantom limbs, the parts of the bra…

[3:31] As far as we know, brains are the most highly organized matter in the universe. How they make their magic is just as…

[4:51] Sperm banks allow couples all across the world to have children, but there’s something very important that th…

[3:07] There’s more to colors than just aesthetics. There’s an actual science behind how colors work on y…

[2:21] We tend to think of addiction as an adult problem, but drug abuse starts, overwhelmingly, in adolescence. Psych…

[6:56] The human brain contains the essence of who we are. But despite being the control centre of our mind and body, how t…

[5:13] We can now use optogenetics to manipulate memories in a mouse’s brain – implanting a false memory, or curing …

[4:26] A fascinating look into what different areas of the brain helps us with specific thoughts, skills and actions…

[6:36] Drug addiction researcher Nora Volkow walks us through the singular chemical that drives substance abuse. [So…