Penn Center for Neuroscience & Society
Videos from the Center for Neuroscience and Society at the University of Pennsylvania's public talk series and other educational programs. The mission of the CNS is to Mission Statement: The mission of the Center for Neuroscience & Society is to increase understanding of the impact of neuroscience on society through research and teaching, and to encourage the responsible use of neuroscience for the benefit of humanity.
Socioeconomic influences on language development with Rachel Romeo
Deprivation and threat: Neural pathways of risk with Margaret Sheridan
Charting the impacts of SES disadvantage: Bridging brain, behavior, and mental health, Jamie Hanson
GVR Khodadad Lecture: Mechanisms linking disadvantage to antisocial behavior with Luke Hyde
Fear and PTSD: Translation from Genomics to Circuits to Clinical Practice with Kerry Ressler
Psychiatry's turn to neuroscience in historical context with Andrew Scull
What can neuroscience tell us about how to treat callous-unemotional traits in children?
Adding direct brain stimulation to psychiatry’s treatment arsenal with Casey Halpern
Designing more effective social policy with decision neuroscience with Alan Sanfey
Can neuroscience improve legal doctrines related to pain? with Amanda Pustilnik
Drug policy and reform: insights from neuroscience with Yasmin Hurd
Psychopathy and criminal law: a role for neuroscience? with Stephen Morse
Neuroscience and prison policy: the case of solitary confinement with Michael Zigmond
Socioeconomic status and the brain: from science to policy with Martha Farah
How do mindfulness interventions work? with David Creswell
Author Appearance and Discussion with Matthew Cobb
Section 3: Future, Discussion with David Barack
Chapter 14: Localisation, Discussion with Geoff Aguirre
Chapter 12: Computation, Discussion with Gidi Nave
Chapter 13: Chemistry, Discussion with Rob DeRubeis
Chapter 7: Neurons, Discussion with Mike Kaplan
Chapter 10: Memory, Discussion with Anna Schapiro
What people think is right and wrong to do with neuroenhancement with John Medaglia
The Neurobiology of Selfishness in Mouse and Man with Ted Brodkin and Joe Kable
Hidden brain responses to the aesthetics of people, places and things with Anjan Chatterjee
"Neurodiversity: History, Politics, and Human Well-Being" with Steve Silberman and Michael Yudell
"Current Progress in the Neurofields: Neurohumanities," Laura Sizer, PhD
"Current Progress in the Neurofields: Neurophilosophy," Tom Buller, PhD
"Current Progress in the Neurofields: Neuroaesthetics," Anjan Chatterjee, MD
"Legal Responsibility and the Brain," Stephen Morse, JD, PhD