That Neuroscience Guy

In today's Neuroscience Bite, we discuss how scary movies affect people, whether they love or hate them.

Vision is more than just your eyes - you need your brain to intake visual information and process it. However, optometric care has largely focused on treating just your eyes. But what if we started trying to change your brain instead of your eyes? In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we invite Dr. Cameron McCrodan to discuss how targeting visual processing and control in the brain can markedly improve treatments for patients with concussions, migraines, balance issues, and more.

In today's Neuroscience Bite, we review "Don't Be Such a Scientist" by Randy Olson and discuss some problems with modern science.

Whether pushing through people at a shopping mall or standing shoulder to shoulder at a concert, being in crowds is a common experience. For some of us, that experience is overwhelmingly negative. In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy we discuss the neuroscience behind our behaviour in crowds, and how our brain changes when surrounded by others.

Today's Neuroscience Bite explores a book that examines impulsive decision making and challenges the idea that analytical thinking is always better. The speaker recommends 'Blink' by Malcolm Gladwell, which emphasizes the value of gut-hunch decisions.

Exploring the neuroscience behind our fashion sense, discussing the emotional impact of conforming or not conforming to fashion trends, exploring non-conformity and its relationship to conformity, the influence of fashion trends on values, and the science behind the desire to conform to fashion trends.

In today's Neuroscience Bite we discuss Deliberate Play, an activity that builds intrinsic motivation.

We all have things that motivate us. Whether its a coach or teacher encouraging you to do better or an inner drive to get things done, we need motivation to complete goals. But how does our brain respond to motivation? In today's episode of That Neuroscience Guy, we discuss the neuroscience behind motivation.

Exploring the issue of screen time addiction and the role of dopamine in reinforcing this behavior; discussing the impact of cell phones on human connection and the need for meaningful conversations; exploring the reasons behind phone addiction and expressing gratitude for 500,000 downloads

In today's Neuroscience Bite, we discuss the neuroscience behind our relationships with our pets.