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Carl Schoonover: How to look inside the brain

There have been remarkable advances in understanding the brain, but how do you actually study the neurons inside it? Using gorgeous imagery, neuroscientist and TED Fellow Carl Schoonover shows the tools that let us see inside our brains.
https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_schoonover_how_to_look_inside_the_brain

Sam Rodriques: What we'll learn about the brain in the next century

In this imaginative talk, neuroengineer Sam Rodriques takes us on a thrilling tour of the next 100 years in brain science. He envisions strange (and sometimes frightening) innovations that may be the key to understanding and treating brain disease -- like lasers that drill tiny holes in our skulls and allow probes to study the electrical activit...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sam_rodriques_what_we_ll_learn_about_the_brain_in_the_next_century

Jocelyne Bloch: The brain may be able to repair itself -- with help

Through treating everything from strokes to car accident traumas, neurosurgeon Jocelyne Bloch knows the brain's inability to repair itself all too well. But now, she suggests, she and her colleagues may have found the key to neural repair: Doublecortin-positive cells. Similar to stem cells, they are extremely adaptable and, when extracted from a...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jocelyne_bloch_the_brain_may_be_able_to_repair_itself_with_help

Jeff Hawkins: How brain science will change computing

Treo creator Jeff Hawkins urges us to take a new look at the brain -- to see it not as a fast processor, but as a memory system that stores and plays back experiences to help us predict, intelligently, what will happen next.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_hawkins_how_brain_science_will_change_computing

Read Montague: What we're learning from 5,000 brains

Mice, bugs and hamsters are no longer the only way to study the brain. Functional MRI (fMRI) allows scientists to map brain activity in living, breathing, decision-making human beings. Read Montague gives an overview of how this technology is helping us understand the complicated ways in which we interact with each other.
https://www.ted.com/talks/read_montague_what_we_re_learning_from_5_000_brains

Anita Collins: How playing an instrument benefits your brain

When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Educator Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians' brains when they play and examines some of the long-term positive effects o...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anita_collins_how_playing_an_instrument_benefits_your_brain

Kim Gorgens: The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime

Here's a shocking statistic: 50 to 80 percent of people in the criminal justice system in the US have had a traumatic brain injury. In the general public, that number is less than five percent. Neuropsychologist Kim Gorgens shares her research into the connection between brain trauma and the behaviors that keep people in the revolving door of cr...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kim_gorgens_the_surprising_connection_between_brain_injuries_and_crime

Anil Seth: How your brain invents your "self"

Who are you, really? Neuroscientist Anil Seth lays out his fascinating new theory of consciousness and self, centered on the notion that we "predict" the world into existence. From sleep to memory and everything in between, Seth explores the reality we experience in our brains -- versus the world as it objectively might be. (This talk and conver...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anil_seth_how_your_brain_invents_your_self

Uri Hasson: This is your brain on communication

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. This amazing neural mechanism allows us to transmit brain patterns, sharing memories and knowledge. "We can co...
https://www.ted.com/talks/uri_hasson_this_is_your_brain_on_communication

Mark Changizi: Why do we see illusions?

Why can't our extremely complex eyes render simple optical illusions? Surprise, surprise -- it comes back to the brain, which has only evolved to encounter natural stimuli. At TEDYouth 2012, Mark Changizi explains how the brain reckons with optical illusions.[Directed by TED Media].
https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_changizi_why_do_we_see_illusions

Nathan S. Jacobs: How optical illusions trick your brain

Optical illusions are images that seem to trick our minds into seeing something different from what they actually are. But how do they work? Nathan S. Jacobs walks us through a few common optical illusions and explains what these tricks of the eye can tell us about how our brains assemble visual information into the 3D world we see around us. [D...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nathan_s_jacobs_how_optical_illusions_trick_your_brain

Anees Bahji: Is marijuana bad for your brain?

In 1970, marijuana was classified as a schedule 1 drug in the United States: the strictest designation possible, meaning it was completely illegal and had no recognized medical uses. Today, marijuana's therapeutic benefits are widely acknowledged, but a growing recognition for its medical value doesn't answer the question: is recreational mariju...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anees_bahji_is_marijuana_bad_for_your_brain

Anil Seth: Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality

Right now, billions of neurons in your brain are working together to generate a conscious experience -- and not just any conscious experience, your experience of the world around you and of yourself within it. How does this happen? According to neuroscientist Anil Seth, we're all hallucinating all the time; when we agree about our hallucinations...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anil_seth_your_brain_hallucinates_your_conscious_reality

Brian D. Avery: How rollercoasters affect your body

In 1895, crowds flooded Coney Island to see America's first-ever looping coaster: the Flip Flap Railway. But its thrilling flip caused cases of severe whiplash, neck injury and even ejections. Today, coasters can pull off far more exciting tricks and do it safely. Brian D. Avery investigates what roller coasters are doing to your body and how th...
https://www.ted.com/talks/brian_d_avery_how_rollercoasters_affect_your_body

James Kozloski: Why the brain is simpler than we think

If you're diagnosed with Huntington's disease, your treatment would be no more effective today than on the day of its discovery ... in 1872. Why has progress treating brain diseases been so slow? After 20 years of research, neuroscientist James Kozloski has come to a startling conclusion: Scientists are thinking too small. He looks past the usua...
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_kozloski_why_the_brain_is_simpler_than_we_think

Bruno Michel: How our brains will keep up with AI

Since humanity first imagined the reality of intelligent machines, we've been afraid that they'll overpower us one day. Bruno Michel shares a more optimistic view: by investing in our mental fitness -- through studying Latin, doing yoga or even tap dancing -- we can increase our likelihood of staying competitive with sophisticated AI.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bruno_michel_how_our_brains_will_keep_up_with_ai

Craig Richard: The brain science (and benefits) of ASMR

A curious, quiet revolution of sound has taken over the internet. Physiologist Craig Richard explains the soothing brain science of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR), tracking its rise in popularity and why this fascinating phenomenon is so relaxing to millions of people around the world.
https://www.ted.com/talks/craig_richard_the_brain_science_and_benefits_of_asmr

Ray Kurzweil: Get ready for hybrid thinking

Two hundred million years ago, our mammal ancestors developed a new brain feature: the neocortex. This stamp-sized piece of tissue (wrapped around a brain the size of a walnut) is the key to what humanity has become. Now, futurist Ray Kurzweil suggests, we should get ready for the next big leap in brain power, as we tap into the computing power ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ray_kurzweil_get_ready_for_hybrid_thinking

Anjan Chatterjee: How your brain decides what is beautiful

Anjan Chatterjee uses tools from evolutionary psychology and cognitive neuroscience to study one of nature's most captivating concepts: beauty. Learn more about the science behind why certain configurations of line, color and form excite us in this fascinating, deep look inside your brain.
https://www.ted.com/talks/anjan_chatterjee_how_your_brain_decides_what_is_beautiful

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain

Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically "teenage" behavior is caused by the growing and developing brain.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain

Tom Oxley: A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text

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 brain, without the need for open surgery. Neurotech entrepreneur Tom Oxley describes the intricacies of this ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_oxley_a_brain_implant_that_turns_your_thoughts_into_text

Karen D. Davis: How does your brain respond to pain?

Everyone experiences pain -- but why do some people react to the same painful stimulus in different ways? And what exactly is pain, anyway? Karen D. Davis walks you through your brain on pain, illuminating why the "pain experience" differs from person to person. [Directed by Brett Underhill, narrated by Addison Anderson].
https://www.ted.com/talks/karen_d_davis_how_does_your_brain_respond_to_pain

Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability

Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.
https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability

María Neira: This is your brain on air pollution

Air pollution knows no borders -- even in your own body, says public health expert María Neira. In this startling talk, she describes how the microscopic particles and chemicals you breathe affect all your major organs (including your brain) and calls on both the public and those in power to take action to stop the sources of pollution.
https://www.ted.com/talks/maria_neira_this_is_your_brain_on_air_pollution

Andres Lozano: Parkinson's, depression and the switch that might turn them off

Deep brain stimulation is becoming very precise. This technique allows surgeons to place electrodes in almost any area of the brain, and turn them up or down -- like a radio dial or thermostat -- to correct dysfunction. Andres Lozano offers a dramatic look at emerging techniques, in which a woman with Parkinson's instantly stops shaking and brai...
https://www.ted.com/talks/andres_lozano_parkinson_s_depression_and_the_switch_that_might_turn_them_off

Gregory Berns: What emotions look like in a dog's brain

How do dogs feel about their owners? In this talk, neuroscientist Dr. Gregory Berns explains how advanced brain imaging technologies could help us answer better understand the emotional bonds that exist between humans and our canine companions.
https://www.ted.com/talks/gregory_berns_what_emotions_look_like_in_a_dog_s_brain

Mary Lou Jepsen: Could future devices read images from our brains?

As an expert on cutting-edge digital displays, Mary Lou Jepsen studies how to show our most creative ideas on screens. And as a brain surgery patient herself, she is driven to know more about the neural activity that underlies invention, creativity, thought. She meshes these two passions in a rather mind-blowing talk on two cutting-edge brain st...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_lou_jepsen_could_future_devices_read_images_from_our_brains

Christopher deCharms: A look inside the brain in real time

Neuroscientist and inventor Christopher deCharms demonstrates a new way to use fMRI to show brain activity -- thoughts, emotions, pain -- while it is happening. In other words, you can actually see how you feel.
https://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_decharms_a_look_inside_the_brain_in_real_time

Cláudio Guerra: Why the octopus brain is so extraordinary

Octopuses have the ability to solve puzzles, learn through observation, and even use tools – just like humans. But what makes octopus intelligence so amazing is that it comes from a biological structure completely different from ours. Cláudio L. Guerra takes a look inside the amazing octopus brain. [Directed by Cinematic, narrated by Addison And...
https://www.ted.com/talks/claudio_guerra_why_the_octopus_brain_is_so_extraordinary

Kashfia Rahman: How risk-taking changes a teenager's brain

Why do teenagers sometimes make outrageous, risky choices? Do they suddenly become reckless, or are they just going through a natural phase? To find out, Kashfia Rahman -- winner of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (and a Harvard freshman) -- designed and conducted an experiment to test how high school students respond to and...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kashfia_rahman_how_risk_taking_changes_a_teenager_s_brain
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