Feb 24, 2010 100 Incredible Lectures from the Worlds Top Scholars

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Neuroscience
Professors and scientists from some of the top schools lecture here on neuroscience. 1 -- Grey Matters: Conscious and Unconscious Memory Systems. Dr. Larry Squire of UCSD discusses memory and memory problems in this lecture, including reallife examples of those suffering from memory issues. Web page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roz_IRhGecI&feature=channel

2 -- How Social Behavior Changes the Brain. Dr. Russell Fernald lectures at Stanford on brain changes that occur based on social behavior. Web page: http://www.academicearth.org/lectures/social-behavior-changes-brain

3 -- Neuroscience and Behavior. Gerald Schneider lectures in this MIT class about the neural system and its functions. Web page: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/ 4 -- Brain Structure and its Origins. These audio lectures from a class at MIT by Professor Gerald Schneider covers the limbic system, the hypothalamus, taste, auditory and visual systems, and more. Web page: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-01neuroscience-and-behavior-fall-2003/ 5 -- Music and the Mind. Aniruddh Patel of the Neurosciences Institute discusses the intriguing connection between music and the brain. Web page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgKFeuzGEns

6 -- Grey Matters: Understanding Language. Professor Jeff Elman at UCSD lectures on research exploring how language is different from other animals forms of communication. Web page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1pbnWcabMY&feature=related 7 -- Structural Plasticity in the Adult Brain. As part of the Presidents Lecture Series at Princeton, Elizabeth Gould speaks about how research on neurons can lead to solutions for brain illness or injury that have traditionally left those impacted with diminished brain capacity. Web page: http://www.princeton.edu/WebMedia/lectures/20070425_preslect_elizabeth_gould VN56K.asx 8 -- Health Matters: Behavior and Our Brain. Neuroscientist Terrence Sejnowski lectures on what scientists have begun to understand about the ways the brain contributes to what people like, how they behave, and what skills people have. Web page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9BOHUll0Oo 9 -- Animal Behavior. This MIT class provides audio lectures exploring adaptive behavior of animals and how this relates to humans. Web page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1pbnWcabMY&feature=related 10 -- Personal Identity, Neuroethics and the Human Brain. Dartmouths Michael S. Gazzaniga explores neuroscience, ethics, and personal identity in this lecture. Web page: http://www.princeton.edu/WebMedia/lectures/20050414gazzanigaVN56K.asx