In an animated style, John Kerns explains what scholars know about basic brain functioning, much of which has until recently remained relatively speculative – simply because we can’t penetrate the inner regions of the brain. An assistant professor of psychology, Kerns describes how he hopes to someday remedy that problem by using brain-imaging technology, which has been around for only about ten years but could eventually prove to be one of “the most important technological developments” in the area of brain science.
How cognitive control processes work. What scholars know about the human brain.
How cognitive control processes work. What scholars know about the human brain.
Kerns discusses how activity in different parts of brain can be observed in the lab.
Kerns discusses the technology used in his research to view brain activity.
Kerns discusses the characteristics of the different stages of schizophrenia.