The Devastating Effects of Child Abuse
[27:28] This is the shocking story of a young child called Beth who’s mind was shattered by sexual abuse. This fil…
MORE
Why Japan’s Crime Rate Is So Low
[3:13] After the worst knifing incident since World War Two occurred, Japan still has one of the world’s lowest crime …
MORE
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…
MORE
Susumu Tonegawa: Controlling the brain with light to reactivate lost memories
[5:13] We can now use optogenetics to manipulate memories in a mouse’s brain – implanting a false memory, or curing …
MORE
The Neurobiology of Evil
[5:28] Thanks to MRI and fMRI brain scans, we now know much more about how damage to or deficiencies in certain parts of th…
MORE
Being overweight ages people’s brains
[1:16] The brains of overweight people look “10 years older” than those of leaner peers, a study has found…
MORE
Barbara Fredrickson: Ten Positive Emotions
[1:40] This video introduces the ten positive emotions as identified by Barbara Fredrickson in the field of positive p…
MORE
How playing an instrument benefits your brain
[4:44] When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an in…
MORE
Child facial emotion study
[5:14] Drs Ellen Leibenluft and Melissa Brotman, NIMH Emotion and Development Branch, explain a study aimed at reduci…
MORE
The Origins of Narcolepsy
[3:51] Dr. Rochelle Zak speaks on the characteristics of narcolepsy, and the disorder’s accidental discovery by sc…
MORE