Sebastian Seung: I am my connectomes.
Sebastian Seung gives a funny, deeeeep look at neuro-connections in the brain. He shows how single neurons and synapses and brain chemicals work to facilitate thinking and how the act of thinking changes the brain itself.
As we change through childhood and grow older through adulthood, our personalities and identities, morph. What causes these changes and how will it affect me personally? I am especially interested in brain function and more importantly... dis-function, because of the age group I occupy and the fact that there will be so few to support so many in the coming years. The world is coming when those in "The Boomer" group will be “dependent” upon so few others, that I personally want to avoid this situation as long as possible. Understanding brain function (and what's coming) might just help.
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"Seeing Connectomes" Dr.Seung discusses the need for mapping brain function and the reasons new machines need to be developed.
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