SciShow
Why Some Parasites Are Actually GOOD (And Which Can Kill You)
When we think parasites, we often think of illness, disease, and discomfort. But did you know some of them can actually be helpful? Join Stefan Chin and learn all about them in a fun SciShow compilation all about the world of parasites!
Crash Course
The Mind/Brain: Crash Course History of Science
Scientists in the nineteenth century discovered a lot about life and matter. But exactly what kind of stuff is the human brain? That one was—and is—tricky. The brain sciences—with experiments and therapies tied to biological theories of...
SciShow
Broods, Brains, and Blood: Where Won’t Parasites Go? | Compilation
Parasites. They’re all around us, from birds’ nests to litter boxes to our brains, and while plenty of them are harmful to the health of animals like us, some of them can actually be good!
SciShow
How Doctors Accidentally Discovered Psychiatric Drugs
The brain is incredibly complex and things just go wrong sometimes, but scientists have managed to create effective medications... with the help of a few happy accidents.
TED Talks
Thomas Insel: Toward a new understanding of mental illness
Today, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for...
TED Talks
Laurel Braitman: Depressed dogs, cats with OCD — what animal madness means for us humans
Behind those funny animal videos, sometimes, are oddly human-like problems. Laurel Braitman studies non-human animals who exhibit signs of mental health issues -- from compulsive bears to self-destructive rats to monkeys with unlikely...
SciShow
Understanding the Voices in Our Heads
Psychologists are only just beginning to study that voice in your head that narrates your thoughts, and it's more complicated than you probably realize.
TED Talks
TED: I am my connectome | Sebastian Seung
Sebastian Seung is mapping a massively ambitious new model of the brain that focuses on the connections between each neuron. He calls it our "connectome," and it's as individual as our genome -- and understanding it could open a new way...
Crash Course
Psychological Disorders: Crash Course Psychology
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank takes a look at how the treatment for Psychological Disorders has changed over the last hundred years and who is responsible for getting us on the path to getting us here. -- Table of...
Curated Video
The Lobotomist
Ice-pick lobotomy was once believed to be a successful treatment for mental illness. Why did people suppose it worked, and what has it taught us about brain function? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Dr Walter Freeman introduced...
Curated Video
Schizotypal Personality – Is It The Beginning of Schizophrenia?
Schizotypal personality is unique because not only is it considered a personality disorder, but in the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 5th edition it's listed as a schizophrenia spectrum illness. This is because...
Curated Video
Can Mental Illness Be Cured?
Most disorders both mental and physical are managed and not cured. In medicine we think of cure as a total reversal of an illness to the point where there's no evidence of it and it does not return. the closest we get to this scenario is...
Curated Video
Evolving Understanding
UCL development psychologist Uta Frith describes how the treatment of autism was hampered by dualistic approaches of psychologists, and how our modern belief in an “autistic spectrum” has naturally led to many more people being...
Neuro Transmissions
How the war on drugs BLOCKS life-saving treatment
For a long time, American society has generally accepted the system in place that has protected us from the detrimental effects of scheduled drugs. But what if the "most dangerous drugs", Schedule 1 controlled substances, could actually...
Global Health with Greg Martin
The State of Global Health
This is a video about the State of Global Health. Dr Greg Martin talks about a few of the major issues that need to be addressed.
Other
Osmosis: Bipolar Disorder
What is bipolar disorder? This video covers the definition, signs and symptoms, as well as treatments for bipolar disorder. [6:47]
Other
Osmosis: Autism Spectrum Disorder (Including Asperger Syndrome)
What is Autism? Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder involving deficits in language, communication, and social behaviors. This video explores the previous and updated diagnostic criteria according to the diagnostic...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Categories of Mental Disorders
This video lesson from Khan Academy and the Association of American Medical Colleges provides study content for the MCAT. This resource discusses the categories of mental disorders.