The Neuroscience of Everyday Life

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"Course no. 1540."
Thirty-six lectures lasting 30 minutes each.
Accompanying book, The neuroscience of everyday life, c2010, by Sam Wang, includes bibliographical references (p. 115-119).
Lecture 1. What is neuroscience? -- Lecture 2. How do neuroscientists study the brain? -- Lecture 3. Evolution, energetics, and the 10% myth -- Lecture 4. Neurons and synapses -- Lecture 5. Neurotransmitters and drugs -- Lecture 6. Juicing the brain -- Lecture 7. Coming to your senses -- Lecture 8. Perception and your brain's little lies -- Lecture 9. Pain-- all in your head? -- Lecture 10. Decisions-- your brain's secret ballot -- Lecture 11. Reward, adaptation, and addiction -- Lecture 12. The many forms of memory -- Lecture 13. quirks of memory -- Lecture 14. Learning, studying, and sleep -- Lecture 15 Willpower and mental Work -- Lecture 16. Work, play, and stress -- Lecture 17. Biological timekeepers and jet lag -- Lecture 18. The hidden talents of infants -- Lecture 19. The mozart myth and active learning -- Lecture 20. Childhood and adolescence -- Lecture 21. Handedness-- sports, speech, and presidents -- Lecture 22. Reaching the top of the mountain-- aging -- Lecture 23. "Brain exercise" and real exercise -- Lecture 24. Animal and human personality -- Lecture 25. Intelligence, genes, and environment -- Lecture 26. The weather in your brain-- emotions -- Lecture 27. Fear, loathing, and anger -- Lecture 28. From weather to climate-- mood -- Lecture 29. The social brain, empathy, and autism -- Lecture 30. Mars and Venus-- men's and women's brains -- Lecture 31. Sex, love, and bonds for life -- Lecture 32. Math and other evolutionary curiosities -- Lecture 33. Consciousness and free will -- Lecture 34. Near-death and other extreme experiences -- Lecture 35. Spirituality and religion -- Lecture 36. Happiness and other research opportunities.
Lecturer: Professor Sam Wang, Princeton University.
This course explores the science and mystery of the human nervous system, from essential neurochemical and neurobiological processes to the psychological and social constructs they are thought to produce.
DVD, region 1.

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