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Probe the origins of consciousness, intelligence, and more and learn scientifically-proven methods to improve your memory, boost your creativity, and keep your mind sharp.

Syllabus

  • 01: How Your Brain Works
  • 02: Your Unique Thinking Abilities
  • 03: Damaged Brain, Damaged Function
  • 04: Neuroplasticity-Your Flexible Brain
  • 05: How Your Brain Uses Memory
  • 06: The Advantages of Forgetting
  • 07: Creativity and Fluid Intelligence
  • 08: How Your Brain Uses Your Senses
  • 09: Seeing with Your Brain-Vision
  • 10: Feeling with Your Brain-Emotion
  • 11: How Emotion Drives Attention
  • 12: Pleasure and Your Brain
  • 13: What Makes You Happy
  • 14: How Your Brain Manages Stress
  • 15: Your Social Brain
  • 16: How Infant Brains Work
  • 17: How Adolescent Brains Work
  • 18: Sex and Your Brain
  • 19: How Your Brain Ages
  • 20: How Your Brain Copes with Grief
  • 21: How Self-Control Works
  • 22: The Power of Exercise
  • 23: Improving Your Memory
  • 24: Why Your Brain Needs Sleep
  • By This Professor

Taught by

John Medina

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