Rebecca Saxe: How we read each other's minds

http://www.ted.com Sensing the motives and feelings of others is a natural talent for humans. But how do we do it? Here, Rebecca Saxe shares fascinating lab work that uncovers how the brain thinks about other peoples' thoughts -- and judges their actions.

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[CantWeedThis]

TedTalks is that true G shit ya feel me? thumbz up fo knawledge mawfukkaz.

[xxRazorJadexx]

I laughed when I heard the Pentagon was calling. Then I stopped laughing.

[DamionCrane]

*Ahem* Christians *Ahem*

[ademafreak1]

I would say Buddhism is our best tool to understand the mind, and Science our best focus for the mechanical workings of the brain . :)

[dbszabo1]

But don't the frontal lobes in the front of the brain control higher brain functions like morality?

[lightandbeautiful]

Homosexual activists understand the power of words.

Please visit my channel to watch a one-minute video clip in which popular atheist author Richard Dawkins admits that homosexual activists "hijacked the word 'gay'".

The word "homosexual" is more appropriate and accurate because it, unlike the word "gay", actually describes the behavior/attraction/relationsh­ip being discussed.

The word "gay" helps homosexual activists push their agenda.

[CantWeedThis]

@John582467 watchu talkin bout foo? diz nikka think IQ has a correlation with gramma lmfao

[John582467]

@CantWeedThis This coming from the person who cant use proper grammar

[thejerber44]

OMG who the f*ck is breathing so loud near the end? xD I'm ocd

[thejerber44]

11:36 Quarters aren't magnetic...

[rebelbloodfeel]

i think she is the first women i listened to this long with CONCENTRATION

[crudhousefull]

We are surrounded by magnetic forces with all the modern technology. Wonder how all of this effects us in the short and long terms. Seems more significant to me than what they are actually researching