Can Humans Sense Magnetic Fields?
AdultsNeurosciencePsychology...Research has found some human brains can pick up on rotations of geomagnetic-strength fields as evidenced by drops in alpha wave power following stimulus.
Could You Live Without A Body?
AdultsArtificial IntelligenceNeuroscience...Could uploading our consciousness to the internet be the key to living forever?
Why You Don't Want Invisibility
AdultsNeuroscienceScienceInvisibility is always part of the most desired superpowers argument, but is there more downside to it than meets the eye?
Why is it so hard to cure ALS?
AdultsHealthNeuroscienceAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also called motor neuron disease and Lou Gehrig's Disease affects about two out of every 100,000 people worldwide.
Why Do We Itch?
AdultsHumanNeuroscienceIt's one of the most annoying sensations our bodies can feel, but does anything feel better than when you scratch an itch? Ok, maybe *some* things. But itching and scratching are up there. How does this weird sensation work? And what is itching for?
What If You Never Forgot Anything?
AdultsNeuroscienceScience...How does memory work? And how does... un-memory work? Our brain does a lot of remembering and forgetting every day, so you should probably make room for som info on how it works.
How does your body know you're full? - Hilary Coller
AdultsHumanNeuroscienceHunger claws at your belly. It tugs at your intestines, which begin to writhe, aching to be fed. Being hungry generates a powerful and often unpleasant physical sensation that's almost impossible to ignore. After you've reacted by gorging on your morning pancakes, you start to experience an opposing force: fullness. But how does your body actually know when you're full? Hilary Coller explains.
Do You Really Have Two Brains?
AdultsBiologyHuman...Are you a left-brained person or a right-brained person? Spoiler: You're neither. Each of us uses both sides of our brain for most of what we do. But still, there are a number of brain functions that do show lateralization, where they are localized to one side or another. Why is this? And how does it influence our definition of consciousness? People with "split brains" can help us figure it out.
The science behind the Impossible Burger
AdultsCreativityFood...The Impossible Burger is meatless, but it tastes, smells, and bleeds like the real thing. The secret ingredient? Neuroscience.
How to practice effectively...for just about anything - Annie Bosler and Don Greene
AdultsNeuroscienceProductivity...Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at things? Annie Bosler and Don Greene explain how practice affects the inner workings of our brains.
What happens when you have a concussion? - Clifford Robbins
AdultsHealthNeuroscienceEach year in the United States, players of sports and recreational activities receive between 2.5 and 4 million concussions. How dangerous are all those concussions? The answer is complicated and lies in how the brain responds when something strikes it. Clifford Robbins explains the science behind concussions.
The left brain vs. right brain myth - Elizabeth Waters
AdultsHumanNeuroscience...The human brain is visibly split into a left and right side. This structure has inspired one of the most pervasive ideas about the brain: that the left side controls logic and the right side controls creativity. And yet, this is a myth, unsupported by scientific evidence. So how did this idea come about, and what does it get wrong? Elizabeth Waters looks into this long held misconception.
A neuroscientist explains how being bilingual makes your brain more robust
AdultsHumanLanguage...Marian Sigman, a neuroscientist and author of "The Secret Life of the Mind: How Your Brain Thinks, Feels, and Decides," explains how babies that grow up bilingual will have brain functions that might be superior to those children that only speak one language.
A neuroscientist explains how exercise can make you smarter
AdultsHealthNeuroscienceDr. Wendy A. Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at NYU and the the author of "Healthy Brain, Happy Life." Here, she explains the positive effects of exercising to the brain.
This Is How Your Brain Powers Your Thoughts
AdultsBiologyNeuroscienceScientists have figured out how our brains process thoughts and the explanation will blow your mind.
This Giant Neuron Could Explain Where Consciousness Comes From
AdultsBiologyNeuroscience...After uncovering three giant neurons, scientists could be one step closer to pinpointing where consciousness lives in the brain.