Robert Sapolsky: The Neuroscience Behind Behavior
[55:50] Robert Sapolsky is an American neuroendocrinologist and author. He is currently a professor of biology, and p…
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Why We Kiss – We’re Wired That Way
[3:50] When it comes to romantic kissing, only about 46% of contemporary cultures do it. Get the story behind this learn…
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The Neurobiology of the Parental Brain
[19:48] From mice to primates to humans, Harvard University’s Catherine Dulac provides a fascinating account …
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Helen Fisher: Why People Fall in Love
[29:39] Helen Fisher presents study findings on why people fall in love with one person and not another. [Video and text…
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Robert Sapolsky on Oxytocin and Bonding
[3:40] Robert Sapolsky discusses oxytocin and it’s role in bonding. [Video and text source: JRE Clips YouTube c…
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The Female Orgasm, Explained with Science Projects
[1:55] The male orgasm is an explosive affair, but the female orgasm? Now, that’s a different story. Find out what’…
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Robert Speth: So there is no free will. Now what?
[12:18] With the sequencing of the human genome and advances in neuroscience, along with discoveries in the fields of e…
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Moshe Szyf: How early life experience is written into DNA.
[16:35] Moshe Szyf is a pioneer in the field of epigenetics, the study of how living things reprogram their genome in res…
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Robert Sapolsky: Are Humans Hardwired to Be Cruel to Each Other?
[6:40] Robert Sapolsky has a bone to pick with oxytocin, or rather the public’s perception of oxytocin. It is the …
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Your Brain Changes All the Time, but Being a Mom Changes It Forever
[4:14] Mother’s bodies go through tons of changes before and after giving birth, but so do their brains! What rea…
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