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There are two kinds of bilingual brain - 0 views
Brain Bank Video -- National Geographic - 0 views
A mouse. A laser beam. A manipulated memory. - 0 views
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Can we edit the content of our memories? It's a sci-fi-tinged question that Steve Ramirez and Xu Liu are asking in their lab at MIT. Essentially, the pair shoot a laser beam into the brain of a living mouse to activate and manipulate its memory. In this unexpectedly amusing talk they share not only how, but - more importantly - why they do this
Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies | Talk Video | TED - 0 views
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Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another - by listening to the humans around them and "taking statistics" on the sounds they need to know. Clever lab experiments (and brain scans) show how 6-month-old babies use sophisticated reasoning to understand their world.
Why antisocial youth are less able to see perspective of others -- ScienceDaily - 0 views
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Adolescents with antisocial personality disorder inflict serious physical and psychological harm on both themselves and others. However, little is yet known about the underlying neural processes. Researchers have pinpointed a possible explanation: Their brain regions responsible for social information processing and impulse control are less developed
Being bilingual gives brains a boost - 0 views
That gut feeling - 1 views
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With a sophisticated neural network transmitting messages from trillions of bacteria, the brain in your gut exerts a powerful influence over the one in your head, new research suggests
Tali Sharot: The optimism bias | TED - 0 views
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Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side - and how that can be both dangerous and beneficial
The Mind in the World: Culture and the Brain - 1 views
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How the "outside" affects the "inside" is at the heart of many of the deepest psychological questions. In this fast-paced survey of research on how culture shapes cognition, Nalini Ambady examines the neural evidence for socio-cultural influences on thinking, judgment, and behavior. She does this by giving us numerous examples of group differences in core human capacities that are shaped by how "one's people" engage socially. I'm pleased to be able to share this piece with members of APS.
'Incognito': What's Hiding In The Unconscious Mind : NPR - 0 views
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Your brain doesn't like to keep secrets. Studies at the University of Texas, Austin, have shown that writing down secrets in a journal or telling a doctor your secrets actually decreases the level of stress hormones in your body. Keeping a secret, meanwhile, does the opposite.
Is misused neuroscience defining early years and child protection policy? | Education |... - 0 views
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The idea that a child's brain is irrevocably shaped in the first three years increasingly drives government policy on adoption and early childhood intervention. But does the science stand up to scrutiny?
Meaningful Activities Protect the Brain From Depression - Olga Khazan - The Atlantic - 0 views
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A new study of adolescents found that those who derive joy from selfless deeds were less likely to be depressed over time.
What Does Mindfulness Meditation Do to Your Brain? - 0 views
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