Brain Archives

Training the next Jedi

Highlights from the previous group of Jedi and how they turned into Yoda masters.

Steven Laureys takes a clinical look at consciousness

What’s happening in the brains of severely brain injured patients? Steven Laureys wants to know. He’s done groundbreaking work in identifying the “minimally conscious” state, as differentiated from vegetative states. This has profound...

Why Consciousness?

This interview took place in July 2012, at Understanding Consciousness: Neuroscientific Approaches, Future Directions, a conference sponsored by the Mind Science Foundation of San Antonio, Texas. The meeting gathered a small group of brilliant neuroscientists working...

What Everyday Words Say About Us (Part 1 of 6)

I, me, we, us, you, she, he and him…What does your use of pronouns reveal? In this 2012 talk for the Mind Science Foundation, Jamie Pennebaker reveals research findings from the last decade that explore how people use pronouns and other almost-invisible words in...

Consciousness in other animals

Are humans the only conscious beings on the planet? Neuroscientist David Edelman is fascinated with finding out what’s going on in the brains of animals. This interview took place in July 2012, at Understanding Consciousness: Neuroscientific Approaches, Future...

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