SciShow
5 Times Animals Inspired Better Drugs
Scientists have been turning to the animal world for inspiration for a long time, including for medicines. And many different types of animals have been responsible for this inspiration, including sharks, spiders, and... roadkill.
TED Talks
Jim Fallon: Exploring the mind of a killer
Psychopathic killers are the basis for some must-watch TV, but what really makes them tick? Neuroscientist Jim Fallon talks about brain scans and genetic analysis that may uncover the rotten wiring in the nature (and nurture) of...
SciShow
To Heal the Brain, Sometimes We Need to Damage It
Brain damage is usually a bad thing, but sometimes the best option is actually to damage the brain in very specific ways.
SciShow
How Is That Not Killing You?
When Hank watches nature documentaries he always comes away with one big question: how is that not killing you? In today's episode of SciShow he looks at three unusual ways that animals manage not to get killed by nature.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What happens during a stroke? - Vaibhav Goswami
Every two seconds, someone in the world has a stroke. One out of every six people will have a stroke at some point in their lives. Strokes deprive brain cells of oxygen and are one of the most common causes of death, and a leading cause...
Curated Video
The Lobotomist
Ice-pick lobotomy was once believed to be a successful treatment for mental illness. Why did people suppose it worked, and what has it taught us about brain function? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Dr Walter Freeman introduced...
Healthcare Triage
The Drug Shortage Putting Newborns at Risk
For some women, a simple shot during pregnancy and then right after labor can prevent a huge amount of suffering for both parents and future children. So what happens when there’s a shortage that prevents that shot from happening?
Curated Video
What Brain Damage Reveals About Language
Language is really more related to the brain than any other part of the body. It's where language "happens." Whether you're shaping words with your mouth, signing them with your hands, or writing them on paper, the bulk of the work is...
Curated Video
Why Does Texting Feel Different from Talking?
Have you ever stressed out about sending an email, rereading it to see if it sounds okay, or wondering if you added too many exclamation points? Or maybe you feel confident when expressing yourself via text message, but you just can’t...
Institute of Human Anatomy
Drowning: What Happens Moment by Moment
In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the drowning process, as well as the relevant anatomy.
Curated Video
Neuroscience in the Courtroom
Legal scholar Nita Farahany (Duke) describes a modern criminal defense that relies upon neuroscientific evidence.
Neuro Transmissions
How COVID-19 Affects The Brain
A lot of the information we hear about COVID-19 surrounds how the virus impacts your lungs or how the pandemic has ravaged society due to quarantine. But what about your brain? Might coronavirus have an effect there, too? Come along with...
The Backyard Scientist
Dangerous Toys - Gas Powered Pogo Stick from 1960's
Dangerous Toys - Gas Powered Pogo Stick from 1960's
Science360
Face Blindness study sheds light on typical brain function - Science Nation
Behavioral and brain imaging data reveal new details about how facial recognition works in the brain Description: People with acquired prosopagnosia recognize few faces, a condition known also as "face blindness." These are people who...
Neuro Transmissions
Join Us For Brain Awareness Week!
Happy Brain Awareness Week, Brainiacs! To celebrate this worldwide event, weêre doing something different. Join us as we debunk a brain myth every day this week - and check out the organizations whose efforts have brought Brain Awareness...
Next Animation Studio
Coronavirus may cause children brain damage in absence of respiratory symptoms: report
Children infected by the coronavirus could suffer brain damage without presenting respiratory symptoms, according to a study in JAMA Neurology.
SWPictures
SURVIVAL: A Healthy Start
Children are most likely to die in their first month of life. Bangladesh has one of the highest child mortality figures in the world. Fifty children a day die drowning. Fifty thousand a year are killed by diarrhoea. Yet a range of cheap...
Next Animation Studio
Zika outbreak: How the Zika virus damages the brain
Three new experiments studying how Zika affects a developing fetus could provide proof of a causal link between the outbreak in Brazil and the spate of birth defects in babies that followed. The Los Angeles Times reports that the...
Next Animation Studio
Ruby lawsuits over brain damage could be tip of huge iceberg
Former international rugby players are suing rugby’s governing bodies after being diagnosed with degenerative brain diseases, and CNN reports that this could be the tip of a very large iceberg, as more players are reporting symptoms of...
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - Outbreak - Curbing the Tide of Meningitis
In March 2007, as a meningitis epidemic was raging in Burkina Faso, we filmed a poignant and revealing account of the devastating impact meningitis epidemics have on individuals, families, and communities. Meningitis is a deadly...
Science360
Enter the Community College Innovation Challenge
Are you a community college student who has a novel idea that uses science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM)? The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) present the third...
Barcroft Media
I Shot Myself In The Head - And Survived
MONTGOMERY, MN - SEPTEMBER 02: A MAN who shot himself in the face astonishingly survived with barely a scar on his face. Every year on 2 September, Kevin Amundson holds a party; there’s food, drink, laughter and music; family and friends...
Professor Dave Explains
Information Storage and the Brain Learning and Memory
Everyone has memories. But how does that work in the brain? How does your brain store information for you to recall later? And how do we learn various skills, like playing an instrument, or riding a bike? As incredible as it may sound,...
Professor Dave Explains
Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity
At this point, we understand how important the brain is. So naturally, when the brain is damaged in some way, it is usually disastrous for the individual. What are the different types of brain damage? How does the brain respond? We will...