The Multi-Dimensional Mind
Learn from leading experts in neurology, neuropsychology, neuroscience and geriatrics about how your brain works and how it changes with age. Presented by UCSF Osher Mini Medical School. (from uctv.tv)
Communicating Brains: From Autism and Dyslexia to Progressive Aphasia
Elysa Marco, Nina Dronkers and Maya Henry explore how brains communicate, and how that changes with autism, dyslexia and aphasia.
Genes and the Brain: From Worms to People
Could simple worms help unravel complex human brains? Dr. Aimee Kao, Dr. Dena Dubal and Jennifer Yokoyama explore the role genes play in the brain.
Brain Games that Capture Brain Circuits and What Neuroscience Tells Us about the Self
What is the self? Dr. Winston Chiong, Brianne Bettcher and Kate Possin explore what neuroscience tells us about this age old question.
Brain Circuits: Breakdown in Dementia and Hopes for Repair
Four to five million people in the United States have some degree of dementia. Dr. William Seeley, Dr. Gil Rabinovici and Dr. Adam Boxer explore this very serious condition and the potential to stop or reverse it.
Creative Brains: Music, Art and Emotion
Join Dr. Bruce Miller, Dr. Keith Vossel, Professor Indre Viskontas, and Hellman Visiting Artist and fiddler Heidi Clare for an experiential exploration of the mind, music and creativity and how they change.
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