TED-Ed: Diagnosing a zombie: Brain and behavior - Tim Verstynen & Bradley Voytek

TED-Ed: Diagnosing a zombie: Brain and behavior - Tim Verstynen & Bradley Voytek

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The video explores the biological basis of emotions like anger, focusing on the amygdala and its role in aggression. It discusses the importance of brain lesions and stimulation studies in neuroscience, highlighting the complexity of the amygdala. The video also examines the Papez Circuit, linking emotion and memory, and presents a case study of Patient HM, whose hippocampus removal led to memory loss. Finally, it formulates hypotheses about aggression and memory problems, considering experimental testing.

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Discuss the connection between the amygdala and hippocampus as described in the text.

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What implications does the speaker suggest about the relationship between memory and emotion?

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