Spoken word artist Shane Koyczan gives a live performance of “To This Day” in a TED Talk.

A personal YouTube video about being suicidal and being affected by a parent’s suicidal thoughts, recovering, and getting help.

Heartwrenching and visually exquisite, “To This Day” is an animated journey into the effects of bullying.

A list of the best/favourite videos featured at Channel N in 2012.

The Blue Print for Life program of “social work thr0ugh hip hop” teaches youth to dance, and provides a voice for expression

Children’s voices come to life in animation as they describe symptoms of ADHD and what it’s like to have treatment.

A video debunking common myths that are involved in the fear of flying.

Beginning with a definition of cognitive enhancement (using off-label drugs to improve normal brain abilities), this talk discusses amphetamines and executive function.

High School Football and Risk of Neurodegeneration: A Community-Based Study

- A neurologist describes a new study on the risks of head injury from high school football. People who played football in the 1940s and 1950s were followed over time and found to have no increased incidence of dementia, ALS or Parkinson’s disease, compared to a control group of glee club members.

While this is good news for football players from that era, he says further studies are needed on later generations who played with different tactics and equipment, and talks about next steps.

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Neuroanthropologist Helen Fisher talks about love, human behaviour, and the brain systems behind it.