Neuroscientists Dr. Santoshi Billakota and Dr. Brad Kamitaki debunk 11 myths about the brain. They explain what IQ tests actually measure, the difference between a seizure and epilepsy, and why the size of your brain doesn't matter. They also talk about how to prevent a stroke — plus which memories improve as you age.
Billakota is a clinical assistant professor in neurology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She specializes in epilepsy. You can read more about her work here:   / drbillakotamd  
Kamitaki is an assistant professor of neurology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He specializes in epilepsy. You can read more about his work here: https://sites.rutgers.edu/rucecnj/pe...

0:00 Intro
0:33 The bigger the brain, the smarter the creature
1:44 IQ tests are always an accurate measure of intelligence
3:17 We only use 10% of our brains
5:03 Video games rot your brain
6:08 Memory gets worse as you age
7:15 Leftbrained people are logical, rightbrained people are creative
8:26 You can't prevent a stroke
9:40 Eating fish makes you smarter
10:44 You can always trust your senses
11:39 Different sexes have different brains
12:33 If you have a seizure, you have epilepsy

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