The Neurobiology of the Parental Brain
[19:48] From mice to primates to humans, Harvard University’s Catherine Dulac provides a fascinating account …
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We’re Hardwired to Be Jealous, But Why?
[2:43] After studying monkeys in the lab, scientists found humans aren’t the only species to experience jealousy. H…
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Patricia Churchland: Neurophilosophy and free will
[16:01] Philosopher Patricia Smith Churchland on the nature of self-control, the reward system, and risk-taking in h…
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Preventive Cardiology
[1:28:53] How do lifestyle changes in terms of exercise, stress, smoking cessation and cholesterol levels affect my c…
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Moshe Szyf: How early life experience is written into DNA.
[16:35] Moshe Szyf is a pioneer in the field of epigenetics, the study of how living things reprogram their genome in res…
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The Pathology of Addiction
[7:39] A 7-minute film describing the pathology of addiction according to the theories presented in Dr. Ronald Ruden&…
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What Would Life Be Without Fear?
[5:42] There are people out in the world whose amygdalae have degenerated to the point where they no longer feel fear but …
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Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend
[14:29] Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been ma…
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How stress affects your body
[4:42] Our hard-wired stress response is designed to gives us the quick burst of heightened alertness and energy neede…
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The Complexities of Cortisol
[2:40] Dr. Rick Hecht explains how cortisol, a hormone commonly associated with stress, impacts the body, showing it t…
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