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Suzana Herculano-Houzel - Neuroscience Office Hour
United States
Приєднався 9 чер 2009
Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel invites you to her Neuroscience Office Hour on UA-cam! Subscribe to her all-new channel to visit her virtual office, learn about serious neuroscience but in a fun way, ask your questions, discover the courses she teaches, and stay up to date with all of her and other neuroscientists' latest discoveries, which she will share in entertaining and mind-expanding ways. Every week the Neuroscience Office Hour channel will premiere new videos that challenge our ideas about our brain and ourselves.
Life slows down with more hippocampal neurons - University of Melbourne, Australia, May 2023
Life slows down with more hippocampal neurons - University of Melbourne, Australia, May 2023
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BREATH SLOWLY, RELAX YOUR MUSCLES
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In her second video on muscles and how to relax them, Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano Houzel explains how we can all live happier lives by becoming more conscious of our bodies. Watch for the final video on anxiety and how it works in our bodies. Take Suzana Herculano-Houzel's Crash Course in Neuroscience! In English: www.suzanaherculanohouzel.com/thecrashcourse.html In Portuguese: www.suzanahe...
STRETCHING IS EXERCISE, TOO
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Join Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel in this brief but edifying explanation of the subtle science of stretching an act that's a little more complicated for vertebrates! Look for the follow up videos that connect relaxation and anxiety and how we might gain more control over our responses. Take Suzana Herculano-Houzel's Crash Course in Neuroscience! In English: www.suzanaherculanohouzel.c...
How to teach with ChatGPT!
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So you're a teacher and you're not sure how to handle the challenge of students using ChatGPT? Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel has some surprising suggestions on how to use it to your advantage. Take Suzana Herculano-Houzel's Crash Course in Neuroscience! In English: www.suzanaherculanohouzel.com/thecrashcourse.html In Portuguese: www.suzanaherculanohouzel.com/thecrashcourse-501355.html ...
What do YOU have on ChatGPT?
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If you haven't heard, ChatGPT is the new tool of choice for doing your homework. Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel explains how ChatGPT can be useful as a tool, as long as it doesn't replace the necessity of gaining knowledge through experience. Take Suzana Herculano-Houzel's Crash Course in Neuroscience! In English: www.suzanaherculanohouzel.com/thecrashcourse.html In Portuguese: www.suza...
There is no "mammalian brain on top of a reptilian brain!"
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(description) Take Suzana Herculano-Houzel's Crash Course in Neuroscience! In English: www.suzanaherculanohouzel.com/thecrashcourse.html In Portuguese: www.suzanaherculanohouzel.com/thecrashcourse-501355.html To stay up to date with Suzana and all of her latest discoveries: TWITTER: @suzanahh INSTAGRAM: @suzanaherculanohouzzelforreal TIKTOK: @suzana.herculano To check out all of Suzana's on-lin...
Brains matter for cognition, not bodies!
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Does a larger body REQUIRE more neurons to run it? Contrary to decades of biological intuition, it does not! Learn how with Suzana Herculano-Houzel as she describes her own work. You can find the original references here: Larger crocs do NOT have more neurons running their bodies: www.suzanaherculanohouzel.com/uploads/1/1/5/3/115389475/ngwenya-2016-bbe-crocbrain.pdf Behavioral flexibility corre...
T. rex-like dinosaurs were the primates of their time
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Suzana Herculano-Houzel just discovered that Tyrannosaurus rex didn't just have the big body and huge claws and gigantic teeth: it probably also had as many neurons in the telencephalon as... a modern baboon. Now THAT is truly terrifying. How could she possibly say that, and why should you care? Watch and see! Original paper is here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cne.25453 Take Suzan...
DOPAMINE, MEMORY AND WHY WE PLAY
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Why do people insist on playing the lottery? Or doing anything in which there is very little chance of success? FInd out as Suzana Herculano-Houzel explains the rationality behind irrational actions. Take Suzana Herculano-Houzel's Crash Course in Neuroscience! In English: www.suzanaherculanohouzel.com/thecrashcourse.html In Portuguese: www.suzanaherculanohouzel.com/thecrashcourse-501355.html To...
WHY DO WE SLEEP?
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What is the normal state of the brain? Asleep or awake? Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel explains how our brain functions under extreme states of sleep and wakefulness. Take the Crash Course: In English: www.suzanaherculanohouzel.com/thecrashcourse.html In Portuguese: www.suzanaherculanohouzel.com/thecrashcourse-501355.html To stay up to date on this channel and Suzana's educational cours...
WHAT IS BEHAVIOR?
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In the first video of her CRASH COURSE on NEUROSCIENCE, Suzana Herculano Houzel explains exactly what constitutes what we call "behavior". And you may be surprised by the answer. If you're interested in taking the full CRASH COURSE visit the link to her website below. You'll find many more fascinating questions, and even more fascinating answers. Take the Crash Course: In English: www.suzanaher...
NEUROSCIENCE OFFICE HOUR: INTRO
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Esteemed Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel invites you to subscribe to her all new UA-cam channel and follow her social media links to stay up to date with all of her latest discoveries, which she will share in entertaining and mind-expanding ways. Every week this channel will premiere new videos that challenge our ideas about our brain and ourselves. Please join us on this journey into th...