VIDEO

FindCenter AddIcon

How We Experience Awe—and Why It Matters | Beau Lotto and Cirque du Soleil

2019

Neuroscientist Beau Lotto conducted an ambitious study with Cirque du Soleil on the emotion of awe and its psychological and behavioral benefits. In this talk and live performance, he shares some of their findings—and stands back as Cirque du Soleil dancers create their own awe-inducing spectacle.

14:49 min

18:55

Out-of-Body Experiences, Consciousness, and Cognitive Neuroprosthetics: Olaf Blanke at TEDxCHUV

"What is a conscious self ? What exactly makes an experience a subjective phenomenon ? Starting with the neurology of out-of-body experiences and the breakdown of bodily mechanisms of self-consciousness, this talk presents novel neuroscience data on self-consciousness and subjectivity in healthy...

Video
2012
FindCenter AddIcon
03:47

Out-of-Body Experience Is No Illusion

Neuroscientists in Lausanne study the weird phenomenon to prove it's not an illusion, or paranormal, but an organic process triggered by a malfunction in a very specific spot inside the brain.

Video
2010
FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Awe