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Narcolepsy (2017)
UC Berkeley sleep scientist Matthew Walker describes our current understanding of the biophysiological mechanisms at play in the condition of narcolepsy.
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Personal Meets Professional
Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson (UNC Chapel Hill) describes how a career spent investigating the importance of positive emotions has affected her personally.
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Harnessing Meditation
UNC Chapel Hill social psychologist Barbara Fredrickson describes why and how she began using Metta meditation to test her “broaden and build theory” of positive emotions.
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Animal Emotions
Primatologist and bestselling author Frans de Waal (Emory) describes how neuroscience has shed light on the science of animal emotions.
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Emotional Confusion
Social psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett, Northeastern University, describes how experimental findings that indicated that subjects couldn’t accurately distinguish between different emotions led her on a quest to find objective markers...
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Self-control
Social psychologist Roy Baumeister, University of Queensland, relates his theory that exercising self-control involves a depletion of a personal energy reserve, describing some experiments that support his hypothesis.
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Measuring Emotions
UNC Chapel Hill psychologist Barbara Fredrickson describes different ways by which psychological researchers measure the emotional states of those involved in their research studies.
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Emotional Development
UNC Chapel Hill psychologist Barbara Fredrickson describes how she believes that the wisdom of the body is a sometimes overlooked feature in our rush towards neuroscience, and that her interest in studying positive emotions had mostly...
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Positive Emotions and Evolution
Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson (UNC Chapel Hill) addresses a fundamental puzzle: What evolutionary role might positive emotions play?
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Tone and Mood in Literature
A video entitled “Tone and Mood in Literature” which analyzes the tone and mood in literary passages.
Neuro Transmissions
How movie music manipulates your emotions
Have you ever watched a movie with the sound muted? It doesn’t really seem as impactful, even though the acting on screen is the same. It turns out that audio, and specifically music, plays a hugely important role in creating film as we...
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Extra Mad: Managing Anger Part 2
In Part 2, Grace delves into the stages of anger, including triggers, physical signs, and angry thoughts. She highlights the importance of having a plan to calm oneself down when triggered, as the brain becomes compromised during anger...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
3 Tips to Overcome Public Speaking Anxiety
Here are 3 Tips to Overcome Your Public Speaking Anxiety. Public speaking can be a pivotal career accelerator but nerves often prevent many people from gaining the confidence they need to do it.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Reflective Listening Skills in 3 Key Steps
Learn reflective listening skills and practice in real-time right along with me in 3 easy steps. Learn key reflective listening phrases and progress from easy to medium and advanced role-play scenarios.
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Built for It - Part 2: Shifting Focus - The Power of Positivity
Welcome back to our empowering series, "Built for It" - where we learn about overcoming adversity and becoming stronger. In this episode, we take a closer look at the role of positivity in dealing with tough times. Ever find yourself...
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Moods Part 3: How to Gain Control of Your Emotions
In this installment, we explore a potent way to manage our moods when emotions run high: introducing the N.E.R.D. method. We'll understand how to Notice Emotions, regulate them, and Distract ourselves to better handle situations that...
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Moods Part 2: The Ability to Change Emotions
In this video, we're looking at a powerful question: Can we change our own emotions? Once an emotion hits, do we have the power to shift it? We start off by recapping the formula we discussed in the last video: Expectations - Reality =...
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Moods Part 1: Understanding Emotion Regulation
In this episode, we’re going to learn about the powerful interplay between our emotions, expectations, and reality. It's a journey we're embarking on together, to understand and take charge of our emotions rather than letting them...
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Built for It - Part 3: Overcoming Adversity- Our Actions Matter
In this last episode of the "In Control" series, Jeff provides his personal insights on overcoming adversity. He emphasizes the need to evaluate our actions amidst hardships, and offers valuable tools to help us remain resilient and...
Vlogbrothers
The Search for Real Feeling
In which the Format returns as John thinks about feeling, why he struggles to feel things purely or directly, and what can be done about it.
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30 Mental Health Signs and Sentences in ASL
In this video, we will be discussing the importance of knowing how to express our thoughts and emotions related to mental health in American Sign Language. As mental health is an increasingly important and relevant topic in our society,...
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Learn How To Sign Feelings and Emotions in ASL
Learn how to sign feelings and emotions. These are common signs that you will use all the time during conversations in American Sign Language. Not only are these basic signs, but these are essential signs. If you want to learn more...
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How to YELL Without Using Your Voice | Using ASL
HOW TO YELL IN ASL!!! Did you know that you can change the emotional state of a conversation by using one technique that doesn't include changing the signs? That's what we're exploring in todays video. Not just how to yell, but how to...
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How to develop active listening skills
In this video, viewers will learn about active listening skills and the importance of developing these skills skills, especially in today's fast-paced world of communication. The video also provides examples of active listening, such as...