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The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOrangeCoast

TEDx Talks · talk · Watch on YouTube

Neuroscience & the brainMental health & neurodiversity

What it is

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 Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it in depression and brain health threads for its message that the brain can be improved, and that brain injury is common and overlooked.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “Check out Dr Daniel Amen's work. He did over 83000 brainscans.”

    Brain scan work linking activity patterns to psychological symptoms

    scns, 2020-05 · Recommendation · in “Surviving Depression”

  2. “I think this talk is relevant.”

    Brain injury is common, visible on scans, and often overlooked

    jlokier, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Zoom court hearing postponed after accused found in same location as witness”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: brain scans, spect imaging, brain injury, depression, ted talk

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