The Neuroscience of Everyday Life

Discover what the exciting field of neuroscience reveals about how the intricate inner workings of the human brain produce all the experiences of daily life.

• By This Professor
• 01: What Is Neuroscience?
• 02: How Do Neuroscientists Study the Brain?
• 03: Evolution, Energetics, and the 10% Myth
• 04: Neurons and Synapses
• 05: Neurotransmitters and Drugs
• 06: Juicing the Brain
• 07: Coming to Your Senses
• 08: Perception and Your Brain's Little Lies
• 09: Pain-All in Your Head?
• 10: Decisions-Your Brain's Secret Ballot
• 11: Reward, Adaptation, and Addiction
• 12: The Many Forms of Memory
• 13: Quirks of Memory
• 14: Learning, Studying, and Sleep
• 15: Willpower and Mental Work
• 16: Work, Play, and Stress
• 17: Biological Timekeepers and Jet Lag
• 18: The Hidden Talents of Infants
• 19: The Mozart Myth and Active Learning
• 20: Childhood and Adolescence
• 21: Handedness-Sports, Speech, and Presidents
• 22: Reaching the Top of the Mountain-Aging
• 23: “Brain Exercise” and Real Exercise
• 24: Animal and Human Personality
• 25: Intelligence, Genes, and Environment
• 26: The Weather in Your Brain-Emotions
• 27: Fear, Loathing, and Anger
• 28: From Weather to Climate-Mood
• 29: The Social Brain, Empathy, and Autism
• 30: Mars and Venus-Men's and Women's Brains
• 31: Sex, Love, and Bonds for Life
• 32: Math and Other Evolutionary Curiosities
• 33: Consciousness and Free Will
• 34: Near-Death and Other Extreme Experiences
• 35: Spirituality and Religion
• 36: Happiness and Other Research Opportunities