Want to Upload Your Brain? Science Fiction Comes to Life

Synopsis

Video recording of a talk given at the Commonwealth Club of California on 13/2/2012. MIT professor Sebastian Seung has found what he calls the nexus of nature and nurture: the "Connectome", or the network of connections between neurons in the human brain. He talks about his ambitious quest to model the Connectome, which, if successful, would uncover the basis of personality, intelligence, memory and disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. (65 minutes)

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

2012

Year of production

2012

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

brain; neurobiology; neuropsychology

Online availability

URI

http://fora.tv/2012/02/13/Sebastian_Seung_Connectome?utm_source=FORA.tv+New+Member&utm_campaign=f863ff683b-Newsletter_3_21_2012&utm_medium=email#Want_to_Upload_Your_Brain_Science_Fiction_Comes_to_Life

Price

£4.95

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Credits

Contributor

Sebastian Seung

Production Company

Name

Commonwealth Club of California

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