Worried about dementia, depression, or the zombie apocalypse? Greg Gage, PhD, has a solution for all of these – teach more kids about neuroscience, stat. His company, Backyard Brains, makes…
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(music under) Narrator: Let’s take a moment to see how the “Backyard Brains” program works with actual teenagers. Here’s Dr. Gage giving a TED talk in 2015… Greg Gage: (fade…
True creative genius may well be the last frontier in human evolution – the only trait that can’t be replaced with technology. Dr. Robert Bilder, who directs the Tennenbaum Center…
A writer stuck on a script. An artist staring at a blank page. A composer who can’t quite figure out what the next notes should be. In this edition of…
Menopause can wreak havoc on mood and body temperature as it signals the end of fertility, but some of the biggest changes it causes are in the brain. Emily Jacobs,…
Is there a “trust spot” in the brain? How do we balance the human desire to trust against the fear of betrayal? Dr. Frank Krueger, a psychologist, physicist, and neuroscientist…
In case you were wondering, a trusting relationship can be based on things other than just money. In this edition of “This Is Your Brain – The Guided Tour” we’ll…
This week we are revisiting an episode from the beginning of Season Two: “How Gabby Giffords Found Her Voice.” The episode was originally released on the 10th anniversary of the…
Does “brain training” work? Dr. Susanne Jaeggi and Dr. Aaron Seitz are experts who are developing and studying brain apps in a nationwide study of their effectiveness. Together they are…
Narrator: So, what is it actually like to try to “train” your brain? Let’s take a “Guided Tour” through one of the games from the on-going citizen science project currently…