TED Talks
TED: Could a drug prevent depression and PTSD? | Rebecca Brachman
The path to better medicine is paved with accidental yet revolutionary discoveries. In this well-told tale of how science happens, neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman shares news of a serendipitous breakthrough treatment that may prevent...
TED Talks
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain
Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically "teenage"...
Be Smart
Do You Really Have Two Brains?
Are you a left-brained person or a right-brained person? Spoiler: You're neither.
TED Talks
TED: This is your brain on communication | uri Hasson
Neuroscientist uri Hasson researches the basis of human communication, and experiments from his lab reveal that even across different languages, our brains show similar activity, or become "aligned," when we hear the same idea or story....
TED Talks
Daniel Reisel: The neuroscience of restorative justice
Daniel Reisel studies the brains of criminal psychopaths (and mice). And he asks a big question: Instead of warehousing these criminals, shouldn't we be using what we know about the brain to help them rehabilitate? Put another way: If...
TED Talks
Kashfia Rahman: How risk-taking changes a teenager's brain
Why do teenagers sometimes make outrageous, risky choices? Do they suddenly become reckless, or are they just going through a natural phase? To find out, Kashfia Rahman -- winner of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair...
TED Talks
Ed Boyden: A light switch for neurons
Ed Boyden shows how, by inserting genes for light-sensitive proteins into brain cells, he can selectively activate or de-activate specific neurons with fiber-optic implants. With this unprecedented level of control, he's managed to cure...
TED Talks
Read Montague: What we're learning from 5,000 brains
Mice, bugs and hamsters are no longer the only way to study the brain. Functional MRI (fMRI) allows scientists to map brain activity in living, breathing, decision-making human beings. Read Montague gives an overview of how this...
The Daily Conversation
Human-Animal Chimeras, The Future of Medicine?
New ReviewAn ethically questionable new genetic technique attempts to grow human organs inside of pigs.
Curated Video
What happens to your brain during sex? - The science of love
What happens to your brain during sex? - The science of love
Curated Video
‘People think it's like the Matrix’: Neuralink’s first patient on having a brain chip
Noland Arbaugh spoke to Euronews Next about what he has been doing since the brain implant and his hopes for the future.
Curated Video
'‘People think it's like the Matrix': Neuralink's first patient on having a brain chip
Noland Arbaugh spoke to Euronews Next about what he has been doing since the brain implant and his hopes for the future.
Curated Video
'People think it's like the Matrix': Neuralink's first patient on having a brain chip
Noland Arbaugh spoke to Euronews Next about what he has been doing since the brain implant and his hopes for the future.
Great Big Story
Restoring touch, breakthroughs in prosthetic technology
Discover how groundbreaking research is bringing the sense of touch back to prosthetic limbs, transforming lives.
Science Buddies
Can You Influence the Compromise Effect of Decision Making?
Behavioral neuroscience explores the reasoning behind decision-making processes in the brain. Test how the compromise effect reveals our tendencies in cognitive decision-making.
Curated Video
What is NEUROSCIENCE?
These days you may be hearing a lot about neuroscience in business, leadership, and Project Management. But what is neuroscience? A useful working definition in our context is: Neuroscience is about understanding how the brain works, so...
Veritasium
Can Humans Sense Magnetic Fields?
Research has found some human brains can pick up on rotations of geomagnetic-strength fields as evidenced by drops in alpha wave power following stimulus.
Science ABC
Nervous System Explained In Simple Words
Your nervous system is why you can see this video, scratch your neck, feel hungry and ask yourself, Who am I? The human nervous system is a fascinating system with 86 billion neurons and about the same number of glial cells. The main...
Science Buddies
How to Build Your Own Microfluidic Device
In this project you will use the Engineering Design Process to test and design your own microfluidic device design and test how the design and thickness of the channels impacts the ability for liquid to flow through the microfluidic...
Curated Video
Nervous System Explained In Simple Words
Your nervous system is why you can see this video, scratch your neck, feel hungry and ask yourself, “Who am I?” The human nervous system is a fascinating system with 86 billion neurons and about the same number of glial cells. The main...
Curated Video
Medical Scientist
Danielle is a Sage Junior Research Fellow in the University of California, Santa Barbara departments of physics and psychological and brain sciences. Danielle's research places her at the forefront of the field of network science, where...
Curated Video
Mind Over Matter: Controlling Technology with Thought
Discover the cutting-edge technology enabling humans to control objects with their thoughts alone. Witness experiments like levitating plates and piloting drones using brain-computer interfaces, and explore the life-changing applications...
Curated Video
Unraveling Intelligence: From IQ to Brain Boosting Activities
Explore the complex world of intelligence, starting with IQ tests and diving into how various activities can enhance cognitive function. This video examines the neuroscience behind intelligence, including how our brains process...