Our Brains are Wired to Collect Things | Daniel Krawczyk | TEDxSMU

Neuroscientist and Psychologist Daniel Krawczyk asks the intriguing question “why do we collect things”. This talk is about the story of our collecting tendencies and provides a glimpse into how the brain functions and enables the fascinating compulsion, hobby, and lifestyle we know as collecting.

Daniel Krawczyk is the Deputy Director of the Center for BrainHealth®, a research center affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas. He is also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and holds the Francis Chair in Behavioral and Brain Sciences. His research has focused on understanding reasoning through a multi-disciplinary approach that combines brain imaging, cognitive psychology, and neuropsychology.

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