Brain Based Education - Videos
Brain MattersThis set of videos is from Harvard professor Todd Rose. They provide a basic overview of the parts of the brain and their functions, particularly as they relate to learning and thinking. The videos are short (12-15 minutes each) and to the point. They are useful if you want to learn more about brain based educational strategies- or if you just want to learn more about how the brain works!
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TED TalksThis set of videos is TED talks that were either highlighted in the neuroscience class or relate to the brain and learning. TED talks are about 18 minutes long and often include powerpoint or other presentation supports. This collection varies widely in terms of content even though the central theme is the brain and learning.
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Brain Matters: The Neuron (1 of 5)
Brain Matters: Lower Brain Structures (2 of 5)
Brain Matters: The Cerebrum (3 of 5)
Brain Matters: Frontal Lobes (4 of 5)
Brain Matters: Sensory Lobes (5 of 5)
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Sebastian Seung: I am my connectome
Who are we? Many people have heard of the Human Genome project in which we are trying to map our DNA structure, but in this intriguing TED talk Sebastian Seung makes a compelling case that the best way to understand who we are as individuals is our individual “connectome” - the neural map in our brain. VS Ramachandran: 3 clues to understanding your brain This TED talk will help you appreciate how amazing the brain is - and how fragile. Brain damage of different types can have dramatically different effects; this has helped us to better understand the roles that are played by different parts of the brain, and how they interact with each other. Dan Pink: The puzzle of motivation Dan Pink takes apart the traditional rewards and punishments structure, showing why it does not work and why a more complex approach to motivation just might. Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness This TED talk shocks us with the obvious - we convince ourselves to be happy almost no matter what the circumstances ... but there is one thing stumps our “psychological immune system”- too much choice! Check it out. |
Barry Schwartz - The paradox of choice (18m, 42s)
"Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied."
Sarah Jayne Blakemore - The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain (14m, 26s)
"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."
Carl Schoonover - How to look inside the brain (5m, 0s)
"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."
Ed Boyden - A light switch of neurons (18m, 25s)
"Ed Boyden shows how, by inserting genes for light-sensitive proteins into brain cells, he can selectively activate or de-activate specific neurons with fiber-optic implants. With this unprecedented level of control, he's managed to cure mice of analogs of PTSD and certain forms of blindness. On the horizon: neural prosthetics. Session host Juan Enriquez leads a brief post-talk Q&A."
Gero Meisenboeck - Reengineering the brain (17m, 35s)
"In the quest to map the brain, many scientists have attempted the incredibly daunting task of recording the activity of each neuron. Gero Miesenboeck works backward -- manipulating specific neurons to figure out exactly what they do, through a series of stunning experiments that reengineer the way fruit flies perceive light."
Beau Lotto - Optical illusions show how we see (16m, 31s)
"Beau Lotto's color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can't normally see: how your brain works. This fun, first-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution tints your perception of what's really out there."
Keith Barry - Brain Magic (19m, 53s)
"First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic."
Michael Merzenich - Growing evidence of brain plasticity (23m, 11s)
"Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich looks at one of the secrets of the brain's incredible power: its ability to actively re-wire itself. He's researching ways to harness the brain's plasticity to enhance our skills and recover lost function."
Read Montague - What we are learning from 5,000 brains (13m, 23s)
"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."
Iain McGilchrist - The divided brain (11m, 48s)
"Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist describes the real differences between the left and right halves of the human brain. It's not simply "emotion on the right, reason on the left," but something far more complex and interesting. A Best of the Web talk from RSA Animate."
Patricia Kuhl - The linguistic genius of babies (10m, 18s)
"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."
"Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied."
Sarah Jayne Blakemore - The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain (14m, 26s)
"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."
Carl Schoonover - How to look inside the brain (5m, 0s)
"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."
Ed Boyden - A light switch of neurons (18m, 25s)
"Ed Boyden shows how, by inserting genes for light-sensitive proteins into brain cells, he can selectively activate or de-activate specific neurons with fiber-optic implants. With this unprecedented level of control, he's managed to cure mice of analogs of PTSD and certain forms of blindness. On the horizon: neural prosthetics. Session host Juan Enriquez leads a brief post-talk Q&A."
Gero Meisenboeck - Reengineering the brain (17m, 35s)
"In the quest to map the brain, many scientists have attempted the incredibly daunting task of recording the activity of each neuron. Gero Miesenboeck works backward -- manipulating specific neurons to figure out exactly what they do, through a series of stunning experiments that reengineer the way fruit flies perceive light."
Beau Lotto - Optical illusions show how we see (16m, 31s)
"Beau Lotto's color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can't normally see: how your brain works. This fun, first-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution tints your perception of what's really out there."
Keith Barry - Brain Magic (19m, 53s)
"First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic."
Michael Merzenich - Growing evidence of brain plasticity (23m, 11s)
"Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich looks at one of the secrets of the brain's incredible power: its ability to actively re-wire itself. He's researching ways to harness the brain's plasticity to enhance our skills and recover lost function."
Read Montague - What we are learning from 5,000 brains (13m, 23s)
"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."
Iain McGilchrist - The divided brain (11m, 48s)
"Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist describes the real differences between the left and right halves of the human brain. It's not simply "emotion on the right, reason on the left," but something far more complex and interesting. A Best of the Web talk from RSA Animate."
Patricia Kuhl - The linguistic genius of babies (10m, 18s)
"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."
