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Biodiversity: A boon for brain research

Published on Apr 17, 2014

How two unlikely microbes (that don't even have brains) led to the development of one of today's most promising brain research techniques--which is being used to study many diseases including schizophrenia and Parkinson's.

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Optogenetics and Enhancing Brain Functions-A World Economic Forum Discussion-Ideas @Davos-WIRED

Published on Apr 23, 2014

With optogenetics, the ability to restore and enhance brain function is becoming a reality. In this World Economic Forum discussion, Nature magazine neuroscience editor I-han Chou explains how the radical method works and the ethical issues it could cause.

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NSF's 2014 Alan T. Waterman Awardee Feng Zhang discusses his research on the brain

Published on May 12, 2014

NSF's 2014 Alan T. Waterman Awardee Feng Zhang discusses the work of his research team on the brain. Zhang is an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT and a core member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. He spoke with NSF's Lisa-Joy Zgorski during his visit to NSF in May of 2014 to receive the Alan T. Waterman Award.

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Consciousness and the limits of Science - Boundaries of the Knowable (1/10)

Uploaded on Feb 8, 2010

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Can Brain Implants Make Us Smarter?

Published on Aug 20, 2014

Is it possible for us to significantly boost our intelligence within a lifetime? Studies show that changes in our lifestyle like exercise and nutrition can help increase brain power - but these improvements are modest at best. Perhaps the future of intelligence will come in the form of a brain implant? We’ve already seen some amazing research to get computers and brains to communicate more easily - and the future implications are limitless!

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Can we build a better brain? - THE BIG FUTURE

Published on Oct 23, 2014

Neural implants are already common in medicine. But can they be used to make physical changes to the brain itself?

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Carol Dweck: The power of believing that you can improve

Published on Dec 17, 2014

Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not solved it yet? A great introduction to this influential field.