Brain Myths Exploded: Lessons from Neuroscience

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Team up with a brain expert and use the needle of neuroscience to burst popular myths about memory, dreams, and more.

Join an acclaimed neuroscientist for 24 lectures that bust popular myths about memory, dreams, emotions, consciousness, and more.

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Indre Viskontas

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Indre Viskontas is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco, where she runs the Creative Brain Lab. She earned a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has published more than 50 original papers and chapters related to the neural basis of memory and creativity. A passionate science communicator, she has appeared on major TV and radio programs and hosts the popular science podcast Inquiring Minds as well as the podcast Cadence: What Music Tells Us about the Mind.

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#1: 1 Is your brain perfectly designed?
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1 Is your brain perfectly designed? Demo
32:28
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2 Are bigger brains smarter?
30:09
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3 Is mental illness just a chemical imbalance?
31:30
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4 Are creative people right-brained?
28:05
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5 How different are male and female brains?
31:03
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6 How accurate is your memory?
30:24
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7 Do you only use 10% of your brain?
29:43
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8 Do you perceive the world as it really is?
29:30
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9 Is your brain too smart for magic tricks?
29:48
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10 Is your brain objective?
31:20
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11 Do you have 5 independent senses?
28:12
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12 Can certain foods make you smarter?
31:23
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13 Can brain games make you smarter?
29:46
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14 Does your brain shut down during sleep?
27:40
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15 Are your decisions rational?
28:53
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16 Are you always conscious while awake?
30:45
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17 Are other animals conscious?
28:54
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18 Can you multitask efficiently?
29:51
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19 Are dreams meaningful?
30:31
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20 Can brain scans read your mind?
29:45
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21 Can adult brains change for the better?
29:28
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22 Do special neurons enable social life?
30:44
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23 Is your brain unprejudiced?
31:21
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24 Does technology make you stupid?
31:36
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