Marc Lewis: The Neuroscience of Addiction
[1:00:47] In recent decades doctors have branded addiction a brain disease, and treated it as such. But in this rivetin…
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How does stress affect a teenager’s brain?
[2:26] Ever wonder what is going on in the brain of a teenager, especially one who is stressed out? UCLA Psychologist Adr…
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Why Humanity Destroyed Itself
[5:23] The real reason we may destroy ourselves isn’t really to do with politics or economics or even warfare. It has t…
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Steven Kotler: The Neuroscience Of Negativity: Why Pessimism in the Media Works
[6:54] The human brain is designed to flag and amplify the importance of negative news. But why? Bestselling author Ste…
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Jeffrey Friedman: The Biologic Basis of Obesity
[59:31] Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD, Marilyn M. Simpson Professor and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics at Ro…
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The light way to better brain health
[0:49] Hospitals are usually badly lit, but many are starting to use light therapy to treat depression, alleviate Park…
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Adam Gazzaley: Technology meets Neuroscience – A Vision of the Future of Brain Fitness
[51:55] In this public lecture as part of CNS 2017, Adam Gazzaley (UCSF, Neuroscape) describes a novel approach to use c…
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Dexter Dias: Why HUMANS HURT Each Other
[6:59] We want to believe that there are some things we would never do. But how can we be sure? Human rights barrister and r…
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Koinophobia: The Fear that You’ve Lived an Ordinary Life
[2:55] While you’re in it, life seems epic. Fiery, tenuous, and unpredictable. But once you have some distance f…
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The Teenage Brain Explained
[10:06] Being a teenager is hard. Especially when hormones play their part in wreaking havoc on the teenage body and bra…
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