Foreign Accent Syndrome
[3:50] Foreign Accent Syndrome: Key Russell’s Story. Foreign accent syndrome is a rare medical condition in wh…
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The Curious Case of Alien Hand Syndrome
[5:20] Although modern medicine has made tremendous advances in many areas, even mapping the human genome, there rema…
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David Eagleman: The brain – Addiction
[3:53] Watch how a brain scanner can be used as a tool to train suppression of cravings in drug addiction. [Source: PBS …
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The science of psilocybin and its use to relieve suffering
[15:58] Leading psychopharmacologist Roland Griffiths discloses the ways that psychedelic drugs can be used to crea…
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6 Mental Health Myths
[1:13] There are many myths about mental health, which are just frankly untrue. Here are 6 myths that will help you becom…
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The value of psychotherapy
[3:12] Having some psychotherapy is just about the most significant and interesting thing you could do to improve your …
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How Genetic Defects Cause Microcephaly
[0:55] In a very severe, genetic form of microcephaly, stem cells in the brain fail to divide, according to a new study th…
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V.S. Ramachandran – Phantom limb phenomena
[4:30] V.S. Ramachandran explains what causes amputees to have sensations in their phantom limbs, the parts of the bra…
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Does This Village in China Hold the Key to Living Past 100?
[6:36] In Bama County, Guangxi, China, living past the age of a hundred isn’t just commonplace, it’s beco…
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Scopolamine, aka Devil’s breath. The world’s scariest drug?
[35:44] Scopolamine, AKA Devil’s breath, is one of the scariest, if not the scariest street drug around. In pi…
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