Neuro Transmissions
The Neuroscience of Pokemon GO
SCIENCE, I CHOOSE YOU!! Pok_mon GO has surprised a lot of people by becoming the most downloaded mobile game ever created. Today, you can't go to a park or popular destination without seeing at least a handful of trainers. But why is...
Next Animation Studio
Playing video games linked to enhanced brain connectivity and increased gray matter, research shows
Researchers from the Chinese University of Electronic Science and Technology and Australia's Macquarie University have found correlations between playing action video games and increased gray matter volume and brain connectivity.
TED Talks
Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life
When game designer Jane McGonigal found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she had a fascinating idea for how to get better. She dove into the scientific research and created the healing game, SuperBetter. In...
Curated Video
How Every Movie & Video Game Tricks Your Brain
Movies. Video games. YouTube videos. All of them work because we accidentally figured out a way to fool your brain’s visual processing system, and you don’t even know it’s happening. In this video, I talk to neuroscientist David Eagleman...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Constance Steinkuehler - Games, Learning and Society
Constance Steinkuehler is an Associate Professor in Digital Media at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and co-directs the Games+Learning+Society (GLS) center at the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery and chairs their annual GLS...
National Geographic
Hand vs. Eye | Brain Games
Brain Games explores the inner workings of your brain with interactive games you can play at home, as well as experiments on the streets of a city as complex as your brain -- New York. Guiding you through the twists and turns of your...
National Geographic
Jason Silva on Brain Games | Brain Games
Brain Games explores the inner workings of your brain with interactive games you can play at home, as well as experiments on the streets of a city as complex as your brain -- New York. Guiding you through the twists and turns of your...
National Geographic
NEW SERIES | Brain Games
Brain Games explores the inner workings of your brain with interactive games you can play at home, as well as experiments on the streets of a city as complex as your brain -- New York. Guiding you through the twists and turns of your...
National Geographic
Mind Blown - Hangout to Explore How Your Brain Works | Brain Games
Push your gray matter to the limit with Jason Silva, a techno-philosopher and host of the National Geographic Channel's hit show Brain Games. In this Google+ Hangout from July 23, 2013, we discuss how technology is allowing us to extend...
Psych2Go
7 Psychological Benefits of Video Games
Do you wonder if video games have scientific benefits? We have you covered. Video games help with emotional stability, helps you be a better multi-tasker, helps visual-motor coordination, helps with social skills, helps with vision and...
Curated Video
The Neuroscience Behind Decision Making in Baseball | SciTech Now
The company deCervo explores the neuroscience involved in athletics, like when to swing a baseball bat. Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed! http://bit.ly/1G7yMhG **More info & videos below** For full episodes, check out...
TED Talks
Ariel Garten: Know thyself, with a brain scanner
Imagine playing a video game controlled by your mind. Now imagine that game also teaches you about your own patterns of stress, relaxation and focus. Ariel Garten shows how looking at our own brain activity gives new meaning to the...
Curated Video
Armin Falk: Inequality and the Challenge of Employment 1/3
Armin Falk, Director, Center for Economics and Neuroscience, University of Bonn speaking at the panel entitled "Inequality and the Challenge of Employment" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference in...
Professor Dave Explains
Neuroscientist Zachary Cohen (Get to Know a Scientist!)
What does a neuroscientist do? Of course any neuroscientist studies the brain, but in what way? You may be surprised to learn that some of them, like Zachary Cohen, develop video games! That's right, take a look at this video game that...
TED Talks
Colin Camerer: When you're making a deal, what's going on in your brain?
When two people are trying to make a deal -- whether they’re competing or cooperating -- what’s really going on inside their brains? Behavioral economist Colin Camerer shows research that reveals how badly we predict what others are...
SciShow
Why Does Virtual Reality Make Me Sick?
You’re enjoying a nice simulated drive using your VR headset, when you’re suddenly jolted with nausea. What is causing this gross feeling? Check out this episode to learn how sensory input and VR simulation can throw your body off....
Curated Video
How Lucid Dreaming Works
You may have heard of lucid dreaming, the type of dream where the dreamer is aware of dreaming. Is lucid dreaming a real phenomenon? Sleep expert Matthew Walker explains how much we know about lucid dreams so far. Tech Insider tells you...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jim Coan - The Brain and the Environment
Dr. James Coan is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Virginia Affective Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Virginia. Dr. Coan has consulted for clinicians, businesses and researchers, working with groups as diverse as...
Big Think
How will AI shape the future of storytelling? | Karen Palmer | Big Think
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Curated Video
What Happens To Your Brain When You Dream
Sleep expert Matthew Walker breaks down what happens in your brain when you dream. Tech Insider tells you all you need to know about tech: gadgets, how-to's, gaming, science, digital culture, and more. Subscribe to our channel and visit...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jim Coan - Teachers Make a Difference - Frau Dufford
Dr. James Coan is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Virginia Affective Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Virginia. Dr. Coan has consulted for clinicians, businesses and researchers, working with groups as diverse as...
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...
TED Talks
Alex Wissner-Gross: A new equation for intelligence
Is there an equation for intelligence? Yes. It's F = T ∇ Sτ. In a fascinating and informative talk, physicist and computer scientist Alex Wissner-Gross explains what in the world that means.