Nora Volkow: Why Diets Fail
[6:01] It could be related to the drug-like state of withdrawal that comes when you severely decrease the amount of suga…
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A Drunk Neuroscientist Explains What Alcohol Does to Your Brain
[4:42] It’s obvious alcohol affects the brain – but even though it seems to affect everyone differently, …
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Neale Martin: Why TED talks don’t change your life much
[20:23] How we humans form automatic everyday thoughts and actions and how to open the door to potential change where ne…
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Substance Use: Addiction Theories New Treatments and the Role of Doctoring in Society
[1:24:37] 0:15 – Diana Coffa, MD 28:03 – Soraya Azari, MD 44:19 – Scott Steiger, MD 1:05:56 – …
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Michael Ferguson: This is Your Brain on God
[14:03] Can science give us insights into age-old questions about religion? In this talk, Dr. Michael Ferguson descri…
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Learning from experience: How our brains remember the past and shape our future
[1:11:09] Dr. Daphna Shohamy’s research explores how different parts of the brain work together to support learnin…
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The Science of Addiction: Here’s Your Brain on Drugs
[3:57] Addiction affects tens of millions of people across the planet. But where does it come from? This animated video …
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Patricia Churchland: Neurophilosophy and free will
[16:01] Philosopher Patricia Smith Churchland on the nature of self-control, the reward system, and risk-taking in h…
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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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Mike Merzenich: How Do Human Brains Work?
[9:26] How can human brains run our physical bodies and produce our mental minds? What are the general principles of hum…
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