The Brain

Amygdala hijack

This short animated video dives into the concept of the amygdala hijack, a phenomenon where intense emotions temporarily override rational thinking. It outlines how the amygdala -- your brain's emotional center -- can take control in highly stressful situations, and briefly suggests strategies to regain emotional balance and calm decision-making under pressure.

How to Grow Your Brain

This short Khan Academy video presents research-backed ideas showing that the brain functions much like a muscle: the more you engage and challenge it, the stronger and more capable it becomes.

Brain Tricks - This Is How Your Brain Works

This short video explores how the brain relies on two different thinking systems - fast thinking, which is intuitive and automatic, and slow thinking, which is deliberate and effortful. It illustrates how fast thinking often guides our initial perceptions and decisions, while slow thinking steps in for more complex tasks and helps correct biases or illusions.

The Learning Brain

This video, part of the Successful Learners series, explores how the brain functions during learning - highlighting processes like forming neural connections, memory, and emotion regulation. It offers an engaging, animated explanation of how learning happens in the brain and what makes us effective learners.

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