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Why Do Dreams Feel So Real?

2021

The parts of the brain that are active when we learn and process information in the real world are also active while we dream and replay the material as we sleep. And so, a lot of the things we see, hear, and feel in real life show up in our dreams. Dreams help with processing our memories.

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Lisa Feldman Barrett - How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD, is a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University, with appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition to the book How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, Dr.

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Lisa Feldman Barrett
2018
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When a Brain Tumor Affects Thinking and Mood

No one is prepared for a brain tumor diagnosis. But there are ways to manage some of the most bothersome effects. Which of these might work for you?

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2017
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02:27

BrainHealth Institute for Athletes

Learn more about the Center for BrainHealth’s traumatic brain injury research and how the BrainHealth Institute for Athletes is changing the conversation about concussions.

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2011
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Strongwomen Athletes Learn How Exercise Can Restore and Grow Your Brain | ABC Australia

Mari is with Sam Hughes, Senior Exercise Physiologist at BrainPark. He gets her to do a Vo2 Max testing exercise to see how fit she is, and how far she can push her body.

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2021
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Your Brain Changes All the Time, but Being a Mom Changes It Forever

Mother’s bodies go through tons of changes before and after giving birth, but so do their brains! What really makes a mom’s brain different?

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2017
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Is Sex Great for Aging Brains?

The Doctors discuss a new study that shows sex might help your brain as you age. About The Doctors: The Doctors is an Emmy award-winning daytime talk show hosted by ER physician Dr. Travis Stork, plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon and OB-GYN Dr. Nita Landry.

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2018
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One More Reason to Get a Good Night’s Sleep - Jeff Iliff

The brain uses a quarter of the body’s entire energy supply, yet only accounts for about two percent of the body’s mass. So how does this unique organ receive and, perhaps more importantly, rid itself of vital nutrients? New research suggests it has to do with sleep.

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2014
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The Surprising Link between Women’s Brains and the Birth Control Pill - Sarah E. Hill - TEDxVienna

The birth control pill changes women’s brains. Because of this, it changes women and often in surprising ways. This talk will teach listeners about what science knows about the pill and the brain, empowering women to make informed health choices.

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2019
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You Aren’t at the Mercy of Your Emotions—Your Brain Creates Them | Lisa Feldman Barrett

Can you look at someone’s face and know what they’re feeling? Does everyone experience happiness, sadness and anxiety the same way? What are emotions anyway? For the past 25 years, psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett has mapped facial expressions, scanned brains and analyzed hundreds of...

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Lisa Feldman Barrett
2018
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Wendy Suzuki: The Brain-Changing Benefits of Exercise

What’s the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki.

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2018
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