
Videos
Brain Stimulation & Mental Health
In this Dana Foundation Brain Lecture, hosted by Secret Science Club, psychiatrist and bioengineer Alik Widge describes how research and cutting-edge therapies involving brain stimulation will change our futures.
Join Us for Brain Awareness Week!
Dana Foundation President Caroline Montojo, Ph.D., invites you to participate in Brain Awareness Week events near to you and online all over the world.
The Ten Percent Brain Myth
We use 100% of our brains, and they’re active even when we’re asleep. Learn more about how scientists know this and why this myth persists.
How Diabetes Can Affect Your Brain
Your body relies on sugar (glucose) as its main energy source. But too much can be bad for your health. High blood sugar can lead to diabetes, which affects more than one in ten people in the US.
How Alcohol Can Affect Your Brain
Slurred speech, slow reflexes, and trouble walking straight are just a few signs of intoxication from too much alcohol. But did you know heavy drinking can also do lasting harm to the brain?
How Caffeine Affects the Brain
Need a caffeine boost to start your day? Learn how caffeine works in your body to keep you awake, and its potential positive and negative side effects.
How Stroke Affects the Brain
Strokes, sometimes called "brain attacks," are medical emergencies that cause injury to the brain. Learn how to spot warning signs and what steps you can take to prevent stroke.
How Hearing Works
What do you hear? How do you hear? A complex process turns sounds around us into signals that the brain interprets.
The Vulnerable Brain: Pathways to and from Addiction
What is addiction, and how does it affect and even change the brain? Why are some brains more vulnerable to substance abuse and addiction? In this Dana Foundation Brain Lecture, hosted by Secret Science Club, neuroscientist Yasmin Hurd answers these questions and more.
Left Brain vs. Right Brain
There’s a common myth that people’s personalities are tied to a dominant side of their brain. But the truth is not that simple.
The Healthy Skeptic: Brain Training Games
Can brain-training games help your brain stay sharp? Many people use them in hopes of improving memory and warding off dementia, but the claims for these programs often outruns the science.
How to Maintain Eye Health
We rely on our eyes to navigate the world around us. Learn how they work, how our vision can change as we age, and how we can help keep our eyes healthy.
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Brain Stimulation & Mental Health
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Brain Awareness Week
Join Us for Brain Awareness Week!
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Brain Basics
The Ten Percent Brain Myth
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Brain Basics
How Diabetes Can Affect Your Brain
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Brain Basics
How Alcohol Can Affect Your Brain
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Brain Basics
How Caffeine Affects the Brain
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Brain Basics
How Stroke Affects the Brain
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Brain Basics
How Hearing Works
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The Vulnerable Brain: Pathways to and from Addiction
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Brain Basics
Left Brain vs. Right Brain
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Brain Basics
The Healthy Skeptic: Brain Training Games
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Brain Basics
How to Maintain Eye Health
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Brain Basics
How Sleep Affects Your Brain
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How Stress Affects the Brain
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The Astonishing Effects of Exercise on Your Brain
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How Exercise Affects the Brain
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Memories, Decision-making, and Motivation
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Managing Your Screen Time
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Emotional Brain Development
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Autism
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Neurotechnology and the Military
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Successful Aging & Your Brain On Demand
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Buildings and the Brain
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To Tell the Truth
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The Aging Brain
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Secrets of Successful Ageing… in Later Life
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The Opioid Epidemic
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Ready, Player One: How Video Games Affect Your Brain and Behavior
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Successful Aging & Your Brain PSA
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The Anxious Brain: The Neuroscience of Phobias
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Closing the Language Skills Gap Among Children
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Moving Toward a Healthy Brain
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Zika: Advancements in Research to Tackle the Virus
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Growing Older and Cognition: What Science Has to Offer
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Successful Ageing 2016
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Advancements in Neuroscience
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The Science and Policy of Marijuana
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Creativity, Genius and the Brain
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Mental Illness Across the Ages
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The Science of Educating Special Needs Children
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Drug Addiction and Incarceration
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From Birth to Two: the Neuroscience of Infant Development
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Optogenetics: Controlling the Brain with Light
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Tangled up in Blue: The Complexity of Chronic Pain
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The Science of Illusion
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Stressing about Stress
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FENS 2014 Neuroethics Press Conference
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Smells Delicious and Good to Eat: How Your Brain Distinguishes Tastes and Aromas
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Wake up, I’m Speaking: The Neuroscience of Sleep and Dreaming
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The Arts and the Brain: What Does Your Brain See? What Does Your Brain Hear?
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Neuroenhancement: Building an Improved Human Body and Mind
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What Are They Thinking? Exploring the Adolescent Brain
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Neuroscience and the Law
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The Aging Brain: What’s New in Brain Research, Treatment, and Policy
Community Neuroscience Videos
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Community Neuroscience Videos
Advocating for Brain Science
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Communicating Your Science Story
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How to Teach Brain Science to Kids
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How to Organize a Successful Brain Fair
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How to Write About Neuroscience
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How to Build an Outreach Organization