Brain myths exploded
Subtitle: lessons from neuroscience
By: Indre Viskontas
Contributors: Teaching Company
Series: The great courses. Science. Psychology; Great courses (Compact disc)
Publisher: Teaching Company
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Chantilly, Va.]
Language: eng
Format: [sound recording] :
Number of pages: 12
ISBN-13: 9781629973715; 9781501960154
Subjects: Brain; Neurosciences
Description: Neuroscientist and Adjunct Professor of Psychology Indre Viskontas lectures on popular beliefs about the brain, and the truths behind them.
Notes: Title from container.

"Course no. 1671."

In 2 containers (19 cm.).

24 lectures (30 min. each).

Compact discs.

Guidebook Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222).

Lecturer: Professor Indre Viskontas, University of San Francisco; San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Table of contents: title: Disc 1.; title: Is your brain perfectly designed? --; title: Are bigger brains smarter? -- -- Disc 2.; title: Is mental illness just a chemical imbalance? --; title: Are creative people right-brained? -- -- Disc 3.; title: How different are male and female brains? --; title: How accurate is your memory? -- -- Disc 4.; title: Do you only use 10% of your brain? --; title: Do you perceive the world as it really is? -- -- Disc 5.; title: Is your brain too smart for magic tricks? --; title: Is your brain objective? -- -- Disc 6.; title: Do you have 5 independent senses? --; title: Can certain foods make you smarter? -- -- Disc 7.; title: Can brain games make you smarter? --; title: Does your brain shut down during sleep? -- -- Disc 8.; title: Are your decisions rational? --; title: Are you always conscious while awake? -- -- Disc 9.; title: Are other animals conscious? --; title: Can you multitask efficiently? -- -- Disc 10.; title: Are dreams meaningful? --; title: Can brain scans read your mind? -- -- Disc 11.; title: Can adult brains change for the better? --; title: Do special neurons enable social life? -- -- Disc 12.; title: Is your brain unprejudiced? --; title: Does technology make you stupid?