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Episodes


4.5 Lorentz Transformation

3.1 Light

2.2 Galilean Transformation

9.2 Energy Conservation

10.5 Decay of a Pion

4.3 Length Contraction

4.4 Invariance

Relevance of a transitional justice framework to address Belgium’s colonial past

1. Introduction to the Human Brain
Nancy Kanwisher introduces her course, "The Human Brain," by recounting a personal story about her friend Bob, who had a brain tumor affecting his navigation abilities. The story underscores the brain's modular organization, where specific areas handle distinct functions, and damage to one area doesn't necessarily impa...

20. Theory of Mind & Mentalizing

13. Number

24. Attention and Awareness

15. Hearing and Speech

16. Music

18. Language I

21. Brain Networks

11. Development, Nature & Nurture II (2018)
The lecture explores the interplay between innate brain structures and experiential learning in shaping cognitive functions. It examines the degree to which face perception is innate, contrasting evidence from newborns and monkeys raised without exposure to faces. The discussion then shifts to how long-range structural...

10. Development, Nature & Nurture I
The podcast explores the origins of knowledge, specifically focusing on whether brain structures for face perception are innate or learned. It presents philosophical views from empiricists like Locke and Hume, contrasting them with Kant's argument for a priori conditions of cognition. The discussion covers brain develo...

9. Navigation II
The podcast explores the neural mechanisms underlying navigation, focusing on how the brain enables spatial awareness and orientation. It details the functions of place cells in the hippocampus, which act as a "you are here" system, and head direction cells, which serve as the brain's compass. Grid cells in the entorhi...
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