49 min listen
The Brain: What Everyone Needs to Know with Guest Gary L. Wenk
The Brain: What Everyone Needs to Know with Guest Gary L. Wenk
ratings:
Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
What is the principle purpose of a brain? A simple question, but the answer has taken millennia for us to begin to understand. So critical for our everyday existence, the brain still remains somewhat of a mystery. Gary L. Wenk takes us on a tour of what we do know about this enigmatic organ, showing us how the workings of the human brain produce our thoughts, feelings, and fears, and answering questions such as: How did humans evolve such a big brain? What is an emotion and why do we have them? What is a memory and why do we forget so easily? How does your diet affect how you think and feel? What happens when your brain gets old? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://well.org/subscribe Subscribe to The Urban Monk Podcast on iTunes: http://theurbanmonk.com/ Connect with us: http://well.org/ Facebook - http://well.org/facebook Twitter - http://well.org/twitter Pinterest - http://well.org/pinterest YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/wellchannel
Released:
Apr 10, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (99)
How You Can Buy A Better World with Guest Andrew Winston: We make big fusses about political elections every couple of years. Beyond that many people think they aren't able to enact big changes on their own. But what about the choices we make every week regarding what we buy? A big power of the people is... by The Urban Monk podcast with Dr. Pedram Shojai