How to grow your brain
[4:10] Short video going over the idea backed by research that your brain really is like a muscle: the more you use it, the …
MORECould virus-like proteins be causing Alzheimer’s?
[4:13] Tangles of a protein called tau inside neurons may be the culprit behind Alzheimer’s. [Source: NOVA PBS Offic…
MOREBJ Casey: The Mind of the Adolescent
[5:59] Alan Alda visits with Dr. BJ Casey, Professor of Developmental Psychobiology at Weill Medical College of Corne…
MOREThis Is Your Brain On Music
[2:50] What happens to your brain when you listen to music? [Source: Life Noggin YouTube link]…
MOREThe Creative Brain Across Time and Cultures
[4:27] What did genius look like 5,000 years ago? How are new tools reshaping our brain, and subsequently our concept of …
MORETransparent Brain: Visible Thoughts
[1:28:48] So you thought nobody could know what you’re thinking? Well, you’re right. For now. But fMRI brain resea…
MOREBrain Imaging Studies of Reading and Reading Disability
Guinevere F. Eden, Georgetown University Medical Center, highlights the importance of distinguishing between caus…
MORENathaniel Heintz: Understanding Brain Function
[1:09:43] Understanding Brain Function: Insights from Genetic and Epigenetic Analysis of CNS Cell Types It has been k…
MOREHow 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…
MORESound Waves as Effective as Brain Surgery at Treating Essential Tremor
[2:15] Scalpel-free surgery using focused sound waves appears to be as effective in treating essential tremor as trad…
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