The Brain

It's the most complex structure in the universe. Fly through it, explore its mysteries, and get some answers to the questions it's asking...

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Optical Illusions and the Evolution of Sight
Seeing is believing, right? Maybe not ...

The Miracle in the Human Brain
Watch a simulated demonstration of how the human brain operates by creating an intricate pathway of connections between billions of neuron cells.

Risk Takers' Brains Lack Brakes
Some of us just can't help but be attracted to danger, thrills and trouble. Some not so much. Why?

Brain Fly Through
See what your head looks like from the inside out. (Is this the way it sometimes feels after a hard day?)

The Case for the Gandhi Neuron
Neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran gives a fascinating TED Talk about the various kinds of neurons and how they impact behavior and civilization.

See What I Mean?
Looking at the brain as it works is a little like trying to translate an outrageously complex language with almost no knowledge of the language you are translating. But watch this video. We are making progress.

Early Split Brain Research
Michael Gazzaniga is one of the big thinkers in the world of cognitive science, but it wasn't always that way. Watch this early video of him explaining new discoveries about the two hemispheres of our brains based on work he did with Nobel Laureate Roger Sperry at the beginning of his career.

Brain Journey
The brain is a mysterious place, and because it's inside of our heads, it's been difficult to explore. But researchers are getting better at it.

Axons to Tracts
The human brain consists of three pounds of the most complex biological wiring known anywhere in nature. Want to see it?

Read My Brain
fMRI machines generate electronic images that help unpeel the mysteries of the human brain.

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