PickVidsBest Mental health & neurodiversity Videos
The 46 Mental health & neurodiversity videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 5 introductory, 3 intermediate, 38 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a talk. What they share is that one speaker finishes a claim, and the examples exist to hold that claim up. Channels you will keep seeing include Adhd Videos, TEDx Talks, Andrew Huberman.
Brené Brown on Empathy
A short animated RSA piece with Dr Brene Brown's voiceover on the difference between empathy and sympathy.
Craig Ferguson Speaks From The Heart
A clip of Craig Ferguson's late-night monologue in which he talks about his past as an alcoholic.
#NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) with Dr. Andrew Huberman
A roughly 10-minute guided Non-Sleep Deep Rest session voiced by neuroscientist Andrew Huberman.
ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus
Andrew Huberman discusses ADHD, its biology and myths, behavioral and pharmacologic treatments, and training protocols to improve focus for people with or without ADHD.
"Understanding Burnout," Prof. Christina Maslach (U.C. Berkeley)
A Berkeley lecture by psychologist Christina Maslach, a leading burnout researcher, on what burnout is and what causes it.
Irving Kirsch: The Emperor's New Drugs
Psychologist Irving Kirsch gives a distinguished lecture on antidepressant trials and the placebo effect.
Why Gifted Kids Are Actually Special Needs
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Strange answers to the psychopath test | Jon Ronson | TED
Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test, gives a TED talk on the blurry line between sane and crazy and on psychopathy as a spectrum, with stories of how the label gets applied.
How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal | TED
Psychologist Kelly McGonigal argues in this TED talk that stress is harmful mainly if you believe it is, and that reaching out to others is an underrated way to reduce its effects.
The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOrangeCoast
Psychiatrist Daniel Amen discusses lessons from 83,000 brain scans, arguing that brain activity patterns relate to psychological symptoms and that you can improve your brain.
Why Don't You Want To Do Anything After Binging 4 Hours of YouTube Videos...
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Neurosurgeon pioneers Alzheimer's, addiction treatments using ultrasound | 60 Minutes
A 60 Minutes report on neurosurgeon Ali Rezai using focused ultrasound on the brain to treat Alzheimer's and addiction.
Nuggets
"Nuggets" is a five-minute animated short by Andreas Hykade in which a kiwi bird tastes a golden nugget and keeps chasing the high.
Techniques for dealing with lack of motivation, malaise, depression
Jonathan Blow gives a talk on techniques for dealing with lack of motivation, malaise and depression, originally on Twitch.
Understanding & Treating Addiction | Dr. Anna Lembke
Andrew Huberman interviews Stanford addiction psychiatrist Dr.
30 Essential Ideas you should know about ADHD, 1B Inhibition, Impulsivity, and Emotion
An excerpt from Russell Barkley's lecture on ADHD, focusing on inhibition, impulsivity and emotional regulation.
Hal fixing a light bulb (from Malcolm in the Middle S03E06 - Health Scare)
A short scene from Malcolm in the Middle in which Hal tries to fix a light bulb and is pulled into a growing chain of side repairs.
Diet & Nutrition for Mental Health | Dr. Chris Palmer
Andrew Huberman interviews Harvard psychiatrist Chris Palmer about nutrition, metabolism and mental health, including the ketogenic diet as a treatment for depression and schizophrenia.
Medical Marijuana and Parkinson's Part 3 of 3
A clip from the documentary Ride with Larry showing a retired police captain with Parkinson's trying medical marijuana for the first time.
Q&A: Techniques for dealing with lack of motivation, malaise, depression
The question-and-answer session that followed Jonathan Blow's talk on dealing with lack of motivation, malaise and depression.
"I Learned It By Watching You" Anti-Drug PSA
The classic 1980s anti-drug PSA in which a father confronts his son about drugs and is told 'I learned it by watching you'.
An Update On Dianna's Health
A health update from the Physics Girl channel explaining that Dianna Cowern has been seriously ill with long COVID and ME/CFS, and that new science videos are postponed.