David Eagleman: The sixth sense
[14:00] One of the leading names in neuroscience discusses his experiments in trying to create a new sense. [Source: We…
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Why do we blush?
[3:02] You just wiped out in front of a big crush. Your face goes bright red. You can’t fight it. Why do we blush like …
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Do Gut Feelings Actually Exist?
[3:57] Have you ever wondered why you get that feeling in your gut when faced with a risky decision? There’s more b…
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The Scientific Reason The ‘Honeymoon Phase’ Goes Away
[3:12] Why does the honeymoon phase at the beginning of a relationship end? Scientists may have found the answer by stud…
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Allan Jones: A map of the brain
[15:21] How can we begin to understand the way the brain works? The same way we begin to understand a city: by making a map. …
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Multitasking Is a Myth, and to Attempt It Comes at a Neurobiological Cost
[2:46] Multitasking is a myth, says McGill University Psychology Professor Daniel Levitin. Switching focus across t…
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Shedding Light on Hippocampus-Amygdala Communication
[4:50] Bazelot et al. dissect synaptic mechanisms orchestrating the information flow from the ventral hippocampus t…
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You Have A Second Brain
[4:46] Turns out you have TWO brains! [Video source: AsapSCIENCE YouTube link]…
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Reward pathway in the brain
[8:25] Learn about how your brain processes pleasurable stimuli. [Video source: khanacademymedicine YouTube link]…
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The Teenage Brain Is Primed For Addiction
[2:21] We tend to think of addiction as an adult problem, but drug abuse starts, overwhelmingly, in adolescence. Psych…
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