Brain Circuit Shows How Dopamine Controls Animal Behavior
[2:47] Salk Institute researchers discovered how a neural circuit in roundworms balance learning and risk-taking be…
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Will This Hypnotize You?
[3:47] Is hypnosis real? Here’s the science! [Source: AsapSCIENCE YouTube link]…
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Do High Fives Help Sports Teams Win?
[1:52] A UC Berkeley psychology professor examined NBA games to see if high fives actually help teams win. The research …
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Antonio Damasio: What Qualities Define the Self?
[3:06] Dr. Antonio Damasio on “Self Comes to Mind” [Video source: DrAntonioDamasio You Tube channel]…
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What is Déjà Vu?!
[4:04] I feel like I’ve seen this video before… [Source: It’s Ok To Be Smart YouTube link]…
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What would happen if you didn’t sleep?
[4:34] In the United States, it’s estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sle…
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Why is yawning contagious?
[4:28] *Yaaawwwwwn* Did just reading the word make you feel like yawning yourself? Known as contagious yawning, the re…
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Why do we cry? The three types of tears
[3:58] Whether we cry during a sad movie, while chopping onions, or completely involuntarily, our eyes are constantly …
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Emily Grossman: Why is Itching Contagious?
[2:28] Does watching this video make you itch? Dr Emily Grossman explains why the ‘social itch’ might have evolved…
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How the Human Brain Forms Memories
[0:17] Like buds forming on a tree branch, the connections between the 86 billion neurons in our brain occur at synapses…
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