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2010-01-02
Ken Livingston, professor of psychology, discusses recent research on the neurological underpinnings of spiritual experiences. A Two-Minute Lecture at Vassar College
Brief discussion of the brain in context of communicatioin networks
GCLS2009 wrote: Global Creative Leadership Summit 2009
2010-01-01
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Happy New Year!
Have a properous New Year! Be sure to visit Neocortex, where you can find brain/neuroscience themed items like the Cajal coffee mug. Have fun! http://www.zazzle.com/dwgodwin
2009-12-31
LibraryOfCongress wrote: Kay Redfield Jamison, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, convened a...
2009-12-29
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Phineas Gage
The story of Phineas Gage - an early case illustrating the role of the frontal lobes in cognition.
The extraordinary mind of Kim Peek (5/5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek
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"Locked in" coma patient
A Belgian car crash victim who was misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state for 23 years was conscious the whole time, it has emerged. For years he listened to the conversations going on around him but he was unable to...
2009-12-20
TheEbruTV wrote: conscious the whole time. 46-year-old Rom Houben is now communicating with one finger and a special touchscreen computer on his wheelchair after being thought of as a vegetable during his 23 year coma. An...
healthcentral wrote: This medical video looks at the amazing advancements in being able to scan our brains and actually see our thoughts.
2009-12-17
artsgroup01 wrote: the development of neuroscience from its classical reliance on information from brain injuries and autopsies through the new insights discovered with electronic microscopes, EEG equipment, PET scans and...
Selective NNR compounds may offer a novel targeted approach to enhancing cognitive function in Alzheimers disease, schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. These compounds may be better tolerated...
2009-12-16
One of the most complex activities ever recorded for an octopus - evidence of "tool" use in the form of constructing a shelter from coconut shells.
2009-12-13
nbOutreachUW wrote: Students place both hands into a bowl containing water at room temperature. Both hands should feel the same temperature. Or should they? This demo shows that what we feel is relative to what we felt...
2009-12-11
EmpoweredHealthNews wrote: http://www.empowereddoctor.com/story_1354.html According to new research from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, as we age the human brain breaks down even in the absence of serious medical...
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HM's legacy
One of the most famous memory patients of all time, and what we may yet learn from his brain.
2009-12-10
2009-12-07
dothetest wrote: How many passes does the team in white make? Test your awareness and Do the Test! TFL cycling safetly advert! Count the number of passes the White team makes. Then get ready for a surprise...
2009-12-02
We just exceeded our 200th posting! Thanks for all of your help and support. I've just posted number 201, from the Wizard of Oz - enjoy!
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MGM's The Wizard Of Oz - If I Only Had A Brain (Extended Scene) Deleted Scene (1939 Film)
RaysonPaulTancasis wrote: The Deleted Scene Of The Song "If I Only Had A Brain" In 1939 Fantasy Film The Wizard Of Oz. I Usually Love The Scene So Much, When I Watched It On My DVD, I Always View The Song!! Nice Dance, Ray...
JumpStart3D wrote: Sing along to this fun song and learn about bat echolocation, with this great music video from JumpStart!
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Bats & Moths
purrfectpurrz wrote: 2nd grade students playing "Bats & Moths" as a sensory activity to learn how bats find their prey using echolocation.
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Moth jams bat sonar
shipud wrote: A big brown bat unsuccessfully attacks a clicking Bertholdia trigona. Listen for the disrupted echolocation sequence of the bat. The split frame shows two camera angles. The video and audio are slowed down 15...
BBCEarth wrote: Bats hunt by echolocation but, as this mesmerising footage shows, diiferent methods for capturing prey are used by these beautiful nocturnal creatures. Visit www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal news...
2009-12-01
TEDxTalks wrote: spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to...
UCtelevision wrote: UCSD's Nick Spitzer hosts Mark Konishi in a fascinating exploration of his seminal work in neuroethology, using birds to explore how nervous systems generate natural behaviors such as birdsong and...
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Fly Flight Simulators
They don't call them flies for nothing. While we try to avoid the relentless aerial acrobatics of flies, some scientists have built them their own flight simulator. As this ScienCentral News video reports, the work could...
2009-11-29
ResearchChannel wrote: In this Loma Linda video, Paul J. Zak, founding director of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies at Claremont Graduate University, gives a scientific twist on the topics of attachment and trust. By...
2009-11-28
pi_outreach wrote: Watch the full talk at: http://www.q2cfestival.com/play.php?lecture_id=7750 Larry Abbott, neuroscientist, tells us how we make sense of the world around us at Perimeter Institute's Quantum to Cosmos:...
2009-11-23
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Mindfulness in the Brain
usccollegecrcc wrote: Michael Spezio discusses the effects of centering prayer and contemplative reflection on neural networks. Dr. Spezio is an assistant professor of psychology at Scripps College. Spezio appeared at USC...
2009-11-16
Inergize Digital Media wrote: Rochester, NY - Local Health Headliners - A new study examines a potential link between traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.
nuvideo wrote: There is an epidemic of concussions in high school football. Sometimes these "mild" traumatic brain injuries lead to bleeding on the brain, resulting in a life-ending or permanently disabling injury. This...
nuvideo wrote: I was a high school quarterback when I suffered a concussion that was not allowed to heal before I was sent back in. The result---- a traumatic brain injury. The helmet I was wearing was a 20 yr old Air by...
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What Is Depression?
TheVisualMD wrote: Depression is a serious medical illness. Journey into the the brain to witness its workings on a cellular level. See how physical changes in the brain are related to how we think, feel, and interact.
ThinkSafe2004 wrote: Would you know what to do in an emergency seizure situation? There are simple solutions to ensuring you have what it takes to help a family member, co-worker, child, or stranger in need of emergency...
2009-11-14
TEDxTalks wrote: Deborah Aschheim makes installations based on invisible networks of perception and thought. Her recent work exploring the subject of memory has led her to collaborate with musicians and neuroscientists....
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World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale
worldsciencefestival wrote: Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus", from the 2009 World Science Festival,...
katebohner wrote: influences: the out-of-body experience. That sensation of drifting outside of one's own body often felt by those near death or in a traumatic experience ... the idea has been romanced in Hollywood and...
LennyBound wrote: is the unity of conscious perception brought about by the distributed activities of the central nervous system? Dennett argues that while it may intuitively seem like consciousness is a unitary phenomena,...
princetonacademics wrote: Is free will an illusion? How do we make decisions? What is the nature of the mind? These are some of the questions addressed in The Neural Basis of Free Will and Consciousness, a freshman seminar...
2009-11-10
IgnoranceIsntBliss wrote: 10000 neurons ran by a room full of computers. A new "Neurogrid" chips is about to come out that puts the same power into one single chip. Details here: ignoranceisfutile.wordpress.com
