Playlist

How your brain functions in different situations

When you're doing something, what's your brain up to? Which neurons are firing where, and why? These fascinating talks will give you a hint.

Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar

What happens in your brain when you pay attention?

Colin Camerer

When you're making a deal, what's going on in your brain?

Uri Hasson

This is your brain on communication

David Camarillo

Why helmets don't prevent concussions -- and what might

Sandrine Thuret

You can grow new brain cells. Here's how

Neil Burgess

How your brain tells you where you are

Tim Urban

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

Sophie Scott

Why we laugh

Jeff Iliff

One more reason to get a good night's sleep

Nancy Kanwisher

A neural portrait of the human mind