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Why Reality is a “Controlled Hallucination”

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There have always been hints that the brain wasn’t evolved to track objective reality, but a new, incredibly popular theory in neuroscience takes everything one step further. Not only is your brain not built for reality, you’ve never even experienced it. Noted Science Zaddy Kyle Hill explains “predictive processing.”

Do Gut Microbes Control Your Personality? | Kathleen McAuliffe | TED

Adults Biology Health Human...

Biologist Kathleen McAuliffe dives into new research that suggests certain bacteria in your gut can influence major parts of who you are, from your personality to life-changing neurological disorders.

Can you trust your memory? This neuroscientist isn’t so sure | André Fenton

Adults Biology Health Psychology...

There are three kinds of memory that all work together to shape your reality. Neuroscientist André Fenton explains.

What the biggest brain on Earth can do - David Gruber and Shane Gero

Adults Animals Life Nature...

Explore how sperm whales use an array of complex vocalizations to communicate with each other, hunt, and assess their surroundings.

Neuroscientist debunks ‘lizard brain’ myth | Lisa Feldman Barrett

Adults Animals Biology Human...

Plato famously described the human psyche as two horses and a charioteer: One horse represented instincts, the other represented emotions, and the charioteer was the rational mind that controlled them.

The man who lost his sense of touch

Adults Biology Health Human...

Explore the science behind how your body and brain process different sensations like touch, pain, temperature, and spatial awareness.

How to Calm Your Anxiety, From a Neuroscientist

Adults Health Human Psychology...

What if you could transform your anxiety into something you can actually use during your work day? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki shares two evidence-based activities -- breathing and movement -- that can soothe your nervous system and fuel creativity and connection.

How Close Are We To Uploading Our Minds?

Youth Biology Human Science...

Investigate the possibility of scanning the human brain and uploading our minds and consciousness to a digital world.

The Disease You Will Never Survive

Adults Biology Genetics Human...

A simple mis-folding in a certain brain protein causes a disease for which we have no cure.

Braille: What Is It Like To Read Without Sight?

Youth Facts Human Science...

In this video Red Szell, who lost his sight several years ago, explores what effect learning to read Braille can have on your brain.

Seeing Colour

Youth Science Neuroscience

How does our brain help us see color? Find out in this video!

How Does Your Brain Respond To Pain

Youth Science Health Neuroscience

Ouch! Everyone experiences pain -- but why do some people react to the same painful stimulus in different ways?

How Playing An Instrument Benefits Your Brain

Youth Science Music Health...

When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active.

Illusions of Time

Adults Education Human Psychology...

Your brain is a time machine!

The artist who won a Nobel Prize... in medicine - Melanie E. Peffer

Adults Education History Human...

Explore how a scientist and artist discovered how our brains transmit signals throughout the body, and laid the foundation for modern neuroscience.

How fast is the speed of thought? - Seena Mathew

Adults Biology Human Science...

Travel into the brain to see how its network of neurons transmit your thoughts and what factors determine how quickly you think.

How do our brains process speech? - Gareth Gaskell

Adults Health Human Psychology...

The average 20-year-old knows between 27,000 and 52,000 different words. Spoken out loud, most of these words last less than a second.

Elephants' Incredible Intelligence | Wild Files with Maddie Moate | BBC Earth

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The largest land mammal, elephants have super-sized brains and display incredible emotional intelligence. In this episode of Wild Files, we get an intimate glimpse at elephants' social ties and unique character.

Can Humans Sense Magnetic Fields?

Adults Neuroscience Psychology Science...

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.

What is consciousness?

Adults Life Science Self...

Explore the theories of human consciousness and the science of how your brain works to create a conscious experience.

Non-Invasive Brain Surgery

Adults Biology Science Technology...

Scientists have combined ultrasound, viruses and synthetic drugs to control regions of the brain.