Neuro Transmissions
The Birth of Psychology
Believe it or not, psychology is actually a new discipline. Itês only around 100 years old. So where did it come from? And what happened before then? Join Micah in the FIRST episode of Micah Psych to discover the underpinnings of modern...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The neuroscience of imagination - Andrey Vyshedskiy
Imagine, for a second, a duck teaching a French class. A ping-pong match in orbit around a black hole. A dolphin balancing a pineapple. You probably haven't actually seen any of these things. But you could imagine them instantly. How...
Psychology Unlocked
Cognitive Psychology explained in less than 5 minutes
In the middle of the 20th Century, Psychology transformed thanks to the Cognitive Revolution. So what is Cognitive Psychology, and what is its story from the 1960s to today?
Curated Video
Intersections of Psychology and Economics
Much has been said about the interaction between economics and psychology. With Prof. Singer we discuss the psychological research that informs cutting-edge economics as well as the psychological underpinnings of old models. She explains...
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Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi: Psychological theory and robots
How do you give back psychological theory to the robot? Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi, Part 5
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Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi: Connecting concepts between robotics and biology
How do you connect the biological and psychological concepts to robotics and bring them back to the original biology? Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi, Part 3
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Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi: Cognitive robotics
What is cognitive robotics? How do you model human intelligence? Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi, Part 1
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Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi: Natural language processing and computer vision
How does natural language processing and computer vision applied to robots differ from the standard tasks they do in other areas? Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi, Part 2
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Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi: Building entire systems
How do you go from identifying a single method to building an entire system? Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi, Part 4
Neuro Transmissions
A (Brief) History of Brain Sciences
Neuroscience and psychology have a lot in common. But where does one begin and the other end? What are the differences? And how did we end up with these two different-yet-overlapping fields? It turns out that the history of brain science...
Psychology Unlocked
Introduction to Brain Scans for Psychology Students - CT, MRI, fMRI, PET - Neuroscience
Brain scans enable Psychologists and Neuroscientists to look inside the brain without having to open the patient's skull. In this video we cover four key types of brain scan that every Psychology student needs to know: 1) Computerised...
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...
The Royal Institution
The Psychology and Neuroscience of Happiness
We know a fair amount about depression, fear, disgust and anxiety, but positive emotions have so far remained mysterious. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Vin Walsh and a panel of experts discuss the...
The Royal Institution
The Neuroscience of Addiction - with Marc Lewis
Neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes the case that addiction isn't a disease at all, although it has been recently branded as such. Watch the Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEjMi1OPnYY Subscribe for regular science...
The Royal Institution
Q&A - The Neuroscience of Addiction - with Marc Lewis
Are ancient psychotropic substances a possible route for treating addiction? Does stress play a role in recurring cravings? What role do dopamine-blocking drugs have? Marc Lewis answers questions from the audience after his talk. Watch...
World Science Festival
The Believing Brain: Evolution, Neuroscience, and the Spiritual Instinct
God, they say, is in the details. But could God also be in our frontal lobes? Every culture from the dawn of humankind has imagined planes of existence beyond the reach of our senses, spiritual domains that shape our Earthly experiences....
Neuro Transmissions
IT and the Neuroscience of Fear
AHHH! A CREEPY CLOWN! Stephen King's IT is bringing fear back to the theater in 2017, so it's the perfect time to explore coulrophobia, the fear of clowns. Alie and Ali dive into the psychology and neuroscience of why the murderous...
World Science Festival
Neuroscience and the Roots of Human Connections: The Social Synapse
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Humans work together on enormous scales to build complex tools as large as cities and create social networks that span the globe. What is the key to our success? This program examines the development of the human...
Curated Video
Why people with Parkinson’s are dancing at Stanford’s Neuroscience Health Center
"Dance for PD® is an innovative therapy that uses movement and music to help people with Parkinson’s disease hold off the ravages of the condition. Originating at the famed Mark Morris Dance group in Brooklyn, New York, Dance for PD®...
The Royal Institution
Q&A - The Science of Stress: From Psychology to Physiology
Vincent Walsh, Joe Herbert, Julie Turner-Cobb and Shane O'Mara take questions from the audience on the science of stress. Watch the talk here: https://youtu.be/uOzFAzCDr2o Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe...
The Royal Institution
The Science of Stress: From Psychology to Physiology
What goes on in our bodies and minds to cause stress? Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/UYUiX7SqWn0 Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Stress is our natural reaction to physical or emotional pressure,...
Curated Video
Glial Cells: Definition, Types, Functions of Glial Cells | Role in Psychology
Glial cells are various types of brain cells. There are 3 main types of glial cells - astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglial cells. These cells protect neurons, help neurons pass information, and keep the brain healthy. These group...
Curated Video
The Strange Science of Why We Dream
It would be a lot easier to study the science of dreaming if we weren’t asleep every time we did it. Why do we dream? What does dreaming do for our brains? How did dreaming evolve? Here’s a look at the current theories from psychology...
TED Talks
Beau Lotto and Cirque du Soleil: How we experience awe -- and why it matters
Neuroscientist Beau Lotto conducted an ambitious study with Cirque du Soleil on the emotion of awe and its psychological and behavioral benefits. In this talk and live performance, he shares some of their findings -- and stands back as...