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Title:
Brain myths exploded : lessons from neuroscience / Professor Indre Viskontas ; producer, Erik Sulcs ; producer/editor, Ines I. Perez-Thompson, Owen Young ; studio director, Scott Aronoff.
Publisher:
The Teaching Company,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
5 videodiscs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject:
Brain.
Neurosciences.
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
Instructional films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Authors:
Viskontas, Indre, lecturer.
Sulcs, Erik, film producer.
Perez-Thompson, Ines I., editor of moving image work. editor of moving image work.
Young, Owen, editor of moving image work. editor of moving image work.
Aronoff, Scott, film director.
Teaching Company, production company.
Notes:
Course No. 1671. 24 lectures (30 min. each). Lecturer: Professor Indre Viskontas, University of San Francisco; San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Contents:
disc 3: Course guidebook. Are bigger brains smarter? -- Is mental illness just a chemical imbalance? -- Are creative people right-brained? -- How different are male and female brains? -- How accurate is your memory? -- disc 2. Do you only use 10% of your brain? -- Do you perceive the world as it really is? -- Is your brain too smart for magic tricks? -- Is your brain objective? -- Do you have 5 independent senses? -- Can certain foods make you smarter? -- disc 3. Can brain games make you smarter? -- Does your brain shut down during sleep? -- Are your decisions rational? -- Are you always conscious while awake? -- Are other animals conscious? -- Can you multitask efficiently? -- disc 4. Are dreams meaningful? -- Can brain scans read your mind? -- Can adult brains change for the better? -- Do special neurons enable social life? -- Is your brain unprejudiced? -- Does technology make you stupid? -- disc 3: Course guidebook.
Summary:
Neuroscientist and Adjunct Professor of Psychology Indre Viskontas lectures on popular beliefs about the brain and the truths behind them.
Series:
The great courses. Science. Psychology
ISBN:
1501960148
9781501960147
9781629973708
162997370X
OCLC:
(OCoLC)980857718
Locations:
GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

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