A cognitive neuroscientist gives a rousing talk about the benefits of exercise on memory.

Douglas Hofstadter demonstrates numerous analogies and talks about how analogy is at the core of cognition, in this high profile lecture.

How the mind turns language into meaning. The voice of linguist Steven Pinker in a wonderfully animated clip from a longer lecture.

A basic grounding in neuroimaging and neuromarketing, in a presentation by a professor for marketers.

A cognitive psychologist (and former rock star) describes an experiment on the expressiveness of music and how musicians use variations in timing and loudness to convey emotion.

A story found that people with ASD were more subsceptible to visual illusions than controls.

How cognitive science may impact the art of acting.

Can you see the difference? Psychological “change blindness” demonstrated in an experiment.

A neuroimaging study in twins found more similarities in brain activity compared to a control group.

MS and cognitive issues: assessing and treating with neuropsychology.