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Remembering a Mother

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

A moving story about Alzheimer’s, beautifully illustrated with charcoal drawings, set to a jazz song.

Rethinking Worlds

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Art video featuring performance poetry and imagery about modern living and madness. Winner of the 2011 reTHiNK Possible Worlds award, with the theme “We are all human beings navigating the maze of life.”

The Divided Brain

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Iain McGilchrist: The Divided Brain

Psychiatrist McGilchist debunks myths of split brain functioning and explains how the left and right hemispheres of the brain always work together, yet still have different specializations. He posits that their strengths (and physical size) have evolved with the demands of modern life, and that although the left hemisphere may be useful for more concrete tasks, the right brain is equally valuable, ending with this quote from Albert Einstein: “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant but has forgotten the gift.” A cool illustrated RSA Animate video, created with an audio clip from a longer lecture on western civilization and the divided brain available here. Hat tip: an excellent blog post by Lapidarium notes.

Recovery is Possible

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Short documentary about Canadian author and artist Sandra Yuen MacKay, who has schizoaffective disorder and asserts, “Despite having a mental illness, I thrive on life.”

Default Mode

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Good animation, narration, and music in this short but comprehensive description of the brain’s default mode network.

Child Psychologist

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

A cute, short, comedy skit portraying a five year old psychotherapist in a session with her frustrated middle-aged client.

This is for You

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Beautifully eloquent a capella rap about how it really feels to be suicidal, with encouragement to go on. A vividly poetic and compelling performance, so good it’s gone viral.

Neuro Noir Romance

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Award-winning short film depicting love and neurotransmission as film noir romance.

Acting and Cognitive Science

Monday, November 29th, 2010

How cognitive science may impact the art of acting.

Reimagining Autism

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Rethinking concepts of autism in a documentary hosted by Oliver Sacks.

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