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Understanding the Brain

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health & fitness medicine

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3:23

Dopamine Isn’t Simply the Pleasure Chemical

Understanding the Brain ·

2026/10/04

Dopamine is routinely described as the brain’s “pleasure chemical,” but that description leaves out much of the story. Dopamine systems participate in motivation, learning, movement and the prediction of rewards. Researchers have shown that dopamine responses can shift from rewards themselves toward cues that predict them. This helps explain why anticipation can sometimes become more powerful than consumption. Understanding dopamine means understanding how the brain learns what is worth

3:18

Why You Can Feel Someone Watching You—Even When You...

Understanding the Brain ·

2026/09/28

Have you ever suddenly looked across a room and discovered that someone was staring directly at you? It can feel almost supernatural, as though your brain somehow detected another person’s attention before you consciously saw them. But the explanation may have less to do with a mysterious sixth sense and more to do with the remarkable amount of information your brain processes outside conscious awareness.

4:35

The Brain’s Traffic Controller: How We Turn Thought...

Understanding the Brain ·

2026/09/23

Hidden deep inside the head, a small cluster of control centers decides which of our physical movements and mental impulses actually happen. It acts like a built-in filter, pressing the gas pedal on useful actions while slamming the brakes on distractions. When this internal switchboard works smoothly, everyday habits run on autopilot; when it breaks down, the body can freeze up or move completely out of our control.

4:03

The Brain’s Idle Engine: The Default Mode Network,...

Understanding the Brain ·

2026/09/10

This episode examines the architecture and physiology of the default mode network (DMN), a large-scale neural network that activates during internally directed cognition and attenuates during externally focused tasks. It breaks down the functional interplay between its core anatomical hubs—the medial prefrontal cortex, posterior cingulate cortex, and precuneus—and the dynamic switching orchestrated by the salience network. Finally, it demonstrates how dysregulated DMN dynamics produce distinct

3:59

Where vs. What: The Parietal Lobe and the Temporal...

Understanding the Brain ·

2026/09/07

The parietal lobe maps the body and space; the temporal lobe maps sound, meaning, and memory. Confusing them is how people turn every MRI finding into a personality theory. This is a working distinction for clinicians, students, and anyone who wants the map before the metaphor.

16:43

Map of the Mind: What Each Brain Lobe Is Actually Doing

Understanding the Brain ·

2026/09/01

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1:57

The Light Before the Dark: When the Mind Returns-...

Understanding the Brain ·

2026/04/14

32:41

WE DISCUSS THE LATEST RESEARCH ON MUSIC'S INFLUENCE...

Understanding the Brain ·

2025/07/13

10:19

COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE PERSONALITY THEORIES

Understanding the Brain ·

2025/06/22

14:49

PERCEPTION AND ATTENTION AND CONSCIOUSNESS

Understanding the Brain ·

2025/06/16

13:20

WE DISCUSS HOW MEMORY WORKS

Understanding the Brain ·

2025/06/12

9:35

PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY

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2025/06/11

1:22

LOW LEVELS OF VITAMIN D DURING PREGNANCY INCREASES...

Understanding the Brain ·

2025/06/08

11:39

NEUROBIOLOGY OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT FROM CHILDHOOD TO...

Understanding the Brain ·

2025/06/06

13:54

THE BIOLOGY OF SLEEP

Understanding the Brain ·

2025/06/05

12:13

WE DISCUSS THE BIOLOGY OF CERTAIN PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES

Understanding the Brain ·

2025/06/04

12:37

CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Understanding the Brain ·

2025/06/03

12:19

DISCUSSING NOREPINEPHRINE, GABA, GLUTAMATE, AND MORE

Understanding the Brain ·

2025/06/01

5:50

THE BRAIN ON ALCOHOL

Understanding the Brain ·

2025/05/25

3:24

HOW WALKING CAN IMPACT THE BRAIN

Understanding the Brain ·

2025/05/21

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