In this factual talk, geneticist Wendy Chung shares what we know about autism spectrum disorder — for example, that autism has multiple, perhaps interlocking, causes. Looking beyond the worry and concern that can surround a diagnosis,...

In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses psychedelic research coming out of Imperial College London, and the potential DMT may have in making novel connections in the brain.

Neuroscientist John Duncan (Cambridge) describes some of the tests associated with Charles Spearman's mysterious "g factor."

For more than a century, scientists have studied the brain, and yet there is still so much about it that remains a mystery. New research is underway to develop and use cutting-edge technologies, and scientists across disciplines are...

Signaling across synapses--the tiny gaps between neurons, over a thousand times thinner than a sheet of paper--requires multiple molecules to work together. To learn how neurons communicate, and ensure they pass across the synapses at...

The brain consists of two hemispheres, the left brain and the right brain. There are many myths surrounding the specializations of each hemisphere, and the types of personalities that they produce, so let's put those to rest, while going...

The brain consists of two hemispheres, the left brain and the right brain. There are many myths surrounding the specializations of each hemisphere, and the types of personalities that they produce, so let's put those to rest, while going...