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Dr. Phil Stieg, Neurosurgeon-in-Chief of New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and founder and Chairman of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center, introduces his new...
Most of us have a bad hair day or we're not happy if we have a little pimple on our face. But that's quite different from the experience of...
Imagine a world where everyone looks the same and you can't recognize one person from another – even you own child! It sounds like a frighte...
Why do we sometimes drink too much, even when we know the risks? In this episode, surgeon, author, and recovering alcoholic Dr. Charles Know...
Although memories fade, hearing declines and our bodies suffer aches and pains, there is one benefit to aging that we can actually gain with...
Cults and high-control groups influence beliefs and fundamentally reshape identity, decision-making, and autonomy. In this episode, Dr. Phil...
Narcissism is a term that gets used constantly - but what does it actually mean in psychological terms, and how is it shaping our society? I...
Whether it's rock and roll, classical, hip hop, or rap, most people enjoy music in one form or another. (Even newborn babies respond to it.)...
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we think, live, and make choices, but are our brains ready for it? Award-winning tech journalist Ja...
If someone asks you what you are doing to prepare for your retirement, you might mention a 401K or an IRA, but what you might not realize is...
We all know the importance of a good diet, sufficient exercise and a good night's sleep, but there's one more essential thing we all need to...
Touch is the first sense we develop, and one of the most powerful tools we have for connection, healing, and communication. In this episode,...
Whether it's our shopping habits, Google searches, or Facebook friends, we are all aware that our personal information is being collected an...
Why do you exercise? It might be to lose weight, maintain or improve your health, reduce stress, or perhaps a combination of all of these. B...
Until the death of actor Matthew Perry many people had never even heard of Ketamine. As a recreational drug, known as "Special K", it can be...
At age 70, after a long career as a neurosurgeon and best-selling author, the tables were turned on Dr. Henry Marsh. Diagnosed with cancer,...
Have you ever felt the type of grief where it seemed like you would never recover, like your heart was actually broken? Whether it's a membe...
When was the last time you actually took time to play, to simply have fun? For most adults, the answer is usually not often enough. The bene...
Women obviously go through many changes to their bodies and their minds when they become mothers. But what about fathers? Although moms have...
Dr. Fred Luskin, director of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects, explains how releasing resentment can transform both mind and body. Drawing...
What are your dreams really telling you? Renowned sleep researcher Dr. Robert Stickgold joins Dr. Stieg to unravel the mysteries of dreaming...
What happens when your hands refuse to listen to your brain? For Alexandra Lebenthal, essential tremor was more than a neurological disorder...
Everyone loves a good story. And so do our brains. Whether its books, movies, fairy tales, or even office gossip, stories are much more than...
We all do it - put things off, tell ourselves we'll start tomorrow, and somehow still miss the deadline. But chronic procrastination isn't j...
Humans are born with billions of neurons that need connecting – and how those synapses develop helps determine how our brains will work. The...
It's no surprise that feeling lonely is associated with depression, but did you know that loneliness may also lead to chronic inflammation,...
Pain and fear are inevitable, especially these days, but we can retrain our brains to reduce suffering. Dr. Sara Lazar, Assistant Professor...
Humans are so powerfully wired for survival that it can be hard to understand suicide - especially in adolescents. What happens in the brain...
The past 30 years have produced an epidemic of obesity -- mostly because evolution did not prepare us for so many calories and so little phy...
What makes us happy? The warm feelings of closeness that we have with family and friends are rooted in the neurochemical oxytocin – the love...
Daniel Levitin says we can all age successfully if we take our choices more seriously now. The neuroscientist and author reveals the keys to...
We are the only species that creates and experiences art – not just visual art but music, poetry, dance, theater, and even architecture. The...
Dr. Tony Nader, an academic, author, and the leader of the Transcendental Meditation movement, knows how you can find inner peace. TM is lik...
Why are some people capable of creating music, art, books, or new technologies, seemingly out of thin air? Where do imagination and creativi...
Dolphins have large, complex brains that are a lot like the human model -- what if we could get inside their heads and communicate with them...
Candace Pert discovered the opioid receptor, created a drug to stop AIDS in the brain, and identified stress as a cause of disease. She also...
ASMR, or the autonomous sensory meridian response, is a state of deep calm accompanied by a sense of "brain tingles." Not everyone experienc...
We will never create true artificial intelligence (if we really want that) until we know more about how the human brain works. Tech entrepre...
Language originates as brain signals -- mysterious lines of squiggles -- that somehow turn into speech. Meet the neuroscientist who is turni...
We are programmed by evolution to be anxious - fear was a lifesaver for early humans! So are why are some 21st-century humans crippled by it...
It's effective against depression, can help you stop smoking, even ease end-of-life distress. It's non-addictive, naturally occurring, and h...
Can't remember the fourth item on your grocery list? Nelson Dellis, a professional "memory athlete," can remember 100 things or more (though...
Synesthesia is the mysterious mingling of the senses that creates the experience of "seeing" sounds or "hearing" colors. Neurologist Richard...
Most of us talk with our hands, some more than others, but what are we really saying? Susan Goldin-Meadow, PhD, professor of psychology and...
Menopause can wreak havoc on mood and body temperature as it signals the end of fertility, but some of the biggest changes it causes are in...
Is the deluge of digital media killing our ability to focus? Psychologist Gloria Mark, a professor in the Department of Informatics at Unive...
Near-death experiences may seem like the stuff of supermarket tabloids, but there are real patterns to what people report after coming close...
The impact of mild traumatic brain injury extends far beyond the gridiron – concussions can happen anywhere, including playing fields, bike...
Dogs and the humans who cherish them have a unique bond unlike any other. We wonder all too often, do our dogs love us as much as we love th...
In this classic episode recorded live at the Juilliard School in the fall of 2019 Dr. Stieg visits with world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming...
What world do you live in? You may think your experience of life comes from the outside, with your brain processing sensory information as i...