10 Unsolved Mysteries Of The Brain
[6:56] The human brain contains the essence of who we are. But despite being the control centre of our mind and body, how t…
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Test Your Brain’s “Physics Engine”
[0:55] Play a game developed by researchers at Johns Hopkins University to prove humans have an innate sense of how the p…
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The Chemistry of Consciousness
[2:28] Jean-Pierre Changeux discusses how general anesthetics hint at the chemical nature of consciousness. [Sourc…
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How analogies shape our thoughts
[2:22] Forget logic. Playful word tricks may be intimately tied to how our brains make sense of the world. [Source: Excl…
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The Magic of Consciousness
[7:32] Is consciousness real? Could it be just an illusion manufactured in the theatre of our minds? And what use is it …
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Richard Nisbett: The Psychology of Thinking
[55:44] In a lightning tour of human reasoning, world-renowned psychologist Richard Nisbett shines a new light on the …
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What Happens When You’re In a Coma?
[5:34] The word coma comes from the greek meaning of “deep sleep,” but what exactly does this unconscious state do t…
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What is Consciousness ? – Three Stages of Consciousness
[19:47] Michio Kaku’s theory on quantifying consciousness suggests consciousness is the number of feedback l…
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Heather Berlin: The brain is our last frontier and consciousness is expanding
[18:09] The brain may seem mysterious, but here Dr. Berlin gives us a basic primer of consciousness and creativity. Hea…
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The Amygdala and Unconscious Memories
[3:24] The amygdala is responsible for implicit memories, but these are different from what Freud called the unconsci…
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