Christof Koch: Can Consciousness be Non-Biological?
[6:07] If consciousness is 100% physical, we would have to conclude that the same kind of consciousness that we experie…
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Ways to Bring the Brain Dead ‘Back to Life’
[5:00] Would you get a brain cell transplant? And just how many cells can you have replaced without becoming a whole new p…
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Boy with a genetic disease has had almost all his skin replaced
[0:48] Gene therapy has saved the life of a boy with a rare skin-peeling disease. The boy received grafts of sheets of gen…
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Does Everybody Have A Gay Gene?
[4:12] Is being gay genetic? [Video and text source: AsapSCIENCE YouTube channel]…
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The left brain vs. right brain myth
[4:11] The human brain is visibly split into a left and right side. This structure has inspired one of the most pervasive …
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What Is The Most Dangerous Drug In The World?
[4:17] From drug overdose to the war on drugs, what’s most deadly? [Video and text source: AsapSCIENCE YouTube c…
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Molecular roots of language disorders
[2:25] See how computational scientist Emma Myers used the Allen Human Brain Atlas to explore the molecular roots of sp…
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Why Do Placebos Work?
[6:07] Placebos are treatments that don’t actually do anything. They have no medical effect and no active medicine. …
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Color & Pattern: How our brain ‘expects’ to see
[5:52] Great artists have a keen way of tapping into our visual system. They use color and pattern to stimulate our minds …
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Beau Lotto: The Neuroscience of Creativity, Perception, and Confirmation Bias
[6:44] To ensure your survival, your brain evolved to avoid one thing: uncertainty. As neuroscientist Beau Lotto poin…
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