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

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

Scientists study dreaming to find answers to why we dream have found several potential answers: they help keep us asleep, they contribute to good mental health, and they help us find answers to questions we seek. But what do they mean, and can we control them?

Robert Stickgold, sleep expert, on the role of sleep in memory consolidation and learning.

Neural correlates of recovery from PTSD over time.

Neurolaw, misinformation and false memories.

Excellent day-long conference on the ethics of alcoholism treatment and alternative treatments.

Four of today’s hottest neuroscientists (Michael Gazzaniga, Daniel Levitin, Rebecca Saxe, Samuel Wang) discuss today’s hottest neuroscience issues.

title Try to Remember
description Try to Remember: Psychiatry’s Clash over Meaning, Memory, and Mind is a 2008 book by Paul R. McHugh that inspired discussion between the author and a distinguished panel at the Dana Center in Washington. Topics include recovered memories, multiple personalities (MPD or DID), false memories, psychiatry’s changing responses, and psychiatric cults (like that famous one with science in its name that isn’t about science at all). Their Flash player doesn’t display time, allow full screen video, or share embed code, but it’s watchable.
producer Dana Foundation
featuring William Safire, Paul R. McHugh, Kay Redfield Jamison, J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., M.D.
format Flash
date 03/12/08
length approx. 00:60:00
link http://dana.org/events/detail.aspx?id=14066

Tags: brain video panel memory memories psychiatry psychology cults DID abuse

Art and science converge as David Byrne and Daniel Levitin talk about music and cognition in a SEED Salon.