Neuro Transmissions
What can you do with a neuroscience degree?
If you've graduated recently with a degree in neuroscience, or if you're on your way, you might be asking yourself, "what kind of job can I get?" You may feel like there's no obvious next step, but that's why we're here to help! Alie...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Angela Duckworth - Character Lab
Angela Duckworth is the Founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development. She is also the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the...
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...
SciShow
SciShow Talk Show: Dr. Amanda Duley, Brains, & Joy the Macaw
Dr. Amanda Duley of the spectrUM Discovery Area's BrainLab joins the show to share some of the activities that visitors of the lab get to experience and Jessi from Animal Wonders brings on Joy the blue-and-gold macaw.
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
TED: We can start winning the war against cancer | Adam de la Zerda
Learn about the latest advances in the war against cancer from Stanford researcher Adam de la Zerda, who's working on some cutting-edge techniques of his own. using a remarkable imaging technology that illuminates cancer-seeking gold...
TED Talks
Samuel Cohen: Alzheimer's is not normal aging — and we can cure it
More than 40 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer's disease, and that number is expected to increase drastically in the coming years. But no real progress has been made in the fight against the disease since its classification...
TED Talks
Grégoire Courtine: The paralyzed rat that walked
A spinal cord injury can sever the communication between your brain and your body, leading to paralysis. Fresh from his lab, Grégoire Courtine shows a new method -- combining drugs, electrical stimulation and a robot -- that could...
TED Talks
Steve Ramirez and Xu Liu: A mouse. A laser beam. A manipulated memory.
Can we edit the content of our memories? It's a sci-fi-tinged question that Steve Ramirez and Xu Liu are asking in their lab at MIT. Essentially, the pair shoot a laser beam into the brain of a living mouse to activate and manipulate its...
TED Talks
Tony Wyss-Coray: How young blood might help reverse aging. Yes, really
Tony Wyss-Coray studies the impact of aging on the human body and brain. In this eye-opening talk, he shares new research from his Stanford lab and other teams which shows that a solution for some of the less great aspects of old age...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Mina Cikara - Teachers Make a Difference - Jannay Morrow
Mina Cikara is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and director of the Intergroup Neuroscience Lab. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology and Social Policy from Princeton University in 2010 and completed a NIH Ruth L....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Mina Cikara - Us Versus Them
Mina Cikara is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and director of the Intergroup Neuroscience Lab. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology and Social Policy from Princeton University in 2010 and completed a NIH Ruth L....
Curated Video
Why the teenage brain has an evolutionary advantage
All the seemingly crazy behaviors of teenagers, they aren’t just there to annoy parents – they might serve a real evolutionary purpose. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY Not only are the brains of teenagers still developing, but different...
Flame Media
How to concentrate in noisy places
In his series 'Redesign my Brain', award winning documentary maker Todd Sampson sets out to improve his senses: sight, hearing and touch. To prove that his sensory perception has been enhanced, Todd will compete in a safe-cracking...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elizabeth Phelps - Teachers Make a Difference - Hugh B. Hammet
Elizabeth Phelps received her PhD from Princeton University and served on the faculty of Yale University and New York University. Professor Phelps is the recipient of the 21st Century Scientist Award from the James S. McDonnell...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elizabeth Phelps - Emotion and Memory
Elizabeth Phelps received her PhD from Princeton University and served on the faculty of Yale University and New York University. Professor Phelps is the recipient of the 21st Century Scientist Award from the James S. McDonnell...
Big Think
Does Exercise Enhance Creativity?
Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki is hard at work in her lab experimenting with a new hypothesis: Can you stimulate creativity through exercise? She thinks so, and she's got a wide array of research backing her up. Suzuki's latest book is...
Seeker
Neuromorphic Computing Is a Big Deal for A.I., But What Is It?
Engineering computers to work like brains could revolutionize technology as we know it. Here’s everything you need to know about neuromorphic computing. Get 20% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web hosting when you use coupon...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Angela Duckworth - Teachers Make a Difference - Mr. Carr
Angela Duckworth is the Founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development. She is also the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Angela Duckworth - Grit The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Angela Duckworth is the Founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development. She is also the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the...
TED Talks
TED: A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text | Tom Oxley
What if you could control digital devices using just the power of thought? That's the incredible promise behind the Stentrode -- an implantable brain-computer interface that collects and wirelessly transmits information directly from the...
University of California
We Are Built to Be Kind
"Are we meant to take more than we give, or are we meant to be kind?" UC professor Dacher Keltner believes he has figured out what it's all about and shares the results of scientific studies of the brain in this short video.
University of California
How Power Makes People Selfish
Does power corrupt? UC Professor Dacher Keltner shares his research into brain functions and the empathy network to explain how having power influences behavior.