This video explores different types of synesthesia, such as seeing sounds, tasting words, and associating colors with numbers. It highlights the historical background, prevalence, and various tests used to identify this unique ability.

This video explores the science behind love and how it affects our bodies and brains. It discusses the release of feel-good chemicals, the physical reactions love causes, and the stages of love. It challenges the notion that love is an...

Muscle memory actually takes place in the brain, not our muslces. It's a useful process our brains go through to remember how to do tasks we've done many times before. Learn how muscle memory is formed.

Paul Stamets is a mycologist, author and advocate of bioremediation and medicinal fungi. In this animation he describes the incredible properties of fungi as well as an overview of how mushrooms could have played a massive role in the...

In the Ames Room, people seem to get taller and objects seem to roll up. How can this be? A specific type of perceptual distortion is happening. Let's look at how it works!<b<br/>r/>

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The human brain is what makes us so unique amongst mammals, and is a major reason for our success as a species. We have the largest brain of all vertebrates, relative to our body size. And to keep it ticking over, we need to eat...

Learn about the different kinds of memories we form and a few tricks you can use to better remember things in the future.

This video explains how the brain processes visual information and what happens to the visual areas of the brain when someone is blind. It also explores neuroplasticity and how the brain can reorganize itself in response to blindness,...

In this video lesson, we explore the basic structure of the brain, focusing on the cerebral cortex and its four lobes. The frontal lobe governs rational thought and decision-making, while the parietal lobe processes sensory information...

This video explores the relationship between the mind and the heart in decision-making and the role of emotions in our lives. It discusses how emotions serve a purpose in survival and how the brain processes and responds to emotional...

This video highlights the benefits of learning new skills and provides strategies for effective learning. It explains how our brain changes when we learn and emphasizes the importance of distributed practice, experiential learning, and...

In this video, the speaker explores the ancient origins and universal appeal of chewing gum, while also questioning its impact on our environment and culture. Through archaeological discoveries and interviews with experts, the speaker...

This video discusses the impact of music on mood and well-being. It highlights research that shows how listening to upbeat music can boost mood and lead to various positive outcomes such as better physical health, higher income, and...

Many animals, from insects to humans, are social. Their brains have evolved to be sensitive to sensory cues that carry social information, such as: speech sounds, pheromones and visual cues. But very little is known about how...

In this video, we look some of the major parts of the human brain from a midsagittal view.

Time to fall in lobe! You read that right. Letês dive into neuroanatomy. It sounds like something a smart person should know about, like YOU. Weêll go over all of the major parts of the brain, including the occipital, temporal, parietal,...