I chat with Mr. Exactly how do placebos work? Researchers believe that, through the power of suggestion, placebos may unleash the power of our own subconscious minds to cure ourselves. Check out the final stage of our power of suggestion test, where we try to convince our subjects that a brain scanner can implant a number in their minds. I go deeper into accessory-assisted placebos by discussing sham acupuncture—and getting stuck with a few needles in the process.
But by examining the behavior of people whose brains are atypical due to stroke, injury, or being born that way , we can learn a lot about all our brains. Derek Paravicini, a blind, autistic pianist and musical savant, sits down with me at the keyboard and shows off his incredible range of musical styles. Our nervous system is fundamentally electric.
We move our arm by sending a signal to the muscles that control it. That means we can bypass our brains and use electricity to control our bodies, or use our minds to control other bodies. Humans are the only Earthlings with complex language.
But at what cost was that ability acquired? In this episode, I visit Tetsuro Matsuzawa to learn about his influential cognitive tradeoff hypothesis. With the help of Cecile Sarabian, Dr. Kyoto University Ph. A phenomenon known as Moral Licensing claims that when we do something good, we often subconsciously allow ourselves to then do something bad. In this episode, I take a look at whether those who donate money to charity become more likely to let a kid take the blame for a crime they know they committed.
Michael wrestles with two moral dilemmas in VR, designed by researchers Dr. Erick Ramirez and Dr. Scott LaBarge. There are billion individual neurons in the human brain. Working together, they allow us to make sense of, and move through, the world around us. Scientists have built replicas of the human brain with computers, but no one has ever successfully made a brain out of humans. Normal people can become monsters, given the right situation.
If I could live forever, should I? How does being reminded of our own mortality affect us psychologically? In this episode I speak with mortician and death positivity activist Caitlin Doughty and visit a cryonics facility trying to extend human life indefinitely. Will I take them up on their offer, or will I choose to die? If we send messages to outer space, what should they say?
And how should they be written? Should we even attempt to make contact with whatever or whoever might be out there at all? How can a lie become true? In this episode, Dr. And Dr. Does mind reading freak you out? Marnie Stevens Self as Self. More like this. Storyline Edit. Add content advisory. User reviews 12 Review. Top review. This show does a great job in making "hard" science easy to understand. Many of the science shows of today cannot explain complex topics in a simple to understand manner so they drub down the content which is a real shame.
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Top Gap. In this episode of Mind Field, I demonstrate the strong, human urge to conform, and just how far people will go to fall in with the crowd. Torrents » tv - ultrahd results — limit 10, OR Year:. Chimps and Humans can be traced biologically back to a common ancestor. The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis theorizes about the two different paths of development - particularly cognitive development - that occurred in these two species after the split.
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