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WS CONNECT Q&A with Jeff Lichtman

World Science Festival
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Developmental neurobiologist Jeff Lichtman answered your questions about mapping the brain, the Connectome Project, and the origins of consciousness. More about Jeff: https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/... About the program "Cartographers of the Brain: Mapping the Connectome": Scientists are attempting to map the wiring of the nearly 100 billion neurons in the human brain. Are we close to uncovering the mysteries of the mind or are we only at the beginning of a new frontier? Watch the trailer:    • TRAILER - Cartographers of the Brain:...   ...more
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Intro

0:00

WHERE DID THE IDEA FOR CREATING THE BRAINBOW COME FROM?

1:08

CAN DYSPRAXIA (DEVELOPMENTAL MOTOR DELAY) BE HELPED/CURED WITH THIS RESEARCH?

8:46

WILL MAPPING THE CONNECTOME HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE?

11:51

WHAT IS YOUR MOST OPTIMISTIC OUTCOME OF THE CONNECTOME ENDEAVOR?

17:49

WILL THEY EVER TRANSPLANT A BRAIN FROM BAD BODY TO GOOD BODY?

22:56

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN USING THE CONNECTOME TO CONNECT HUMANS AND MACHINES - SOMETHING LIKE A NEURAL LINK?

24:36

COULD MAPPING AN ANIMAL'S NEURAL CONNECTIONS HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT AN ANIMAL IS THINKING?

26:20

WHAT'S YOUR MOST SURPRISING DISCOVERY SO FAR?

31:49

HAS YOUR RESEARCH GIVEN YOU AN INSIGHT IN THE ORIGINS OF CONSCIOUSNESS - IS CONSCIOUSNESS FUNDAMENTAL OR EMERGENT?

33:18

SINCE THE BRAIN IS SO EFFICIENT IN STORING AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF DATA COULD WE USE THE INSIGHTS FROM THE CONNECTOME PROJECT FOR DESIGNING COMPUTER DATA STORAGE PURPOSES?

36:34

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT NEUROTROPHINS AND HOW ESSENTIAL PROTEINS LIKE NGF AND BDNF ACT ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM? WILL FUTURE DRUGS LIKE DIHEXA AFFECT HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS?

37:33
WS CONNECT Q&A with Jeff Lichtman
Developmental neurobiologist Jeff Lichtman answered your questions about mapping the brain, the Connectome Project, and the origins of consciousness. More about Jeff: https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/... About the program "Cartographers of the Brain: Mapping the Connectome": Scientists are attempting to map the wiring of the nearly 100 billion neurons in the human brain. Are we close to uncovering the mysteries of the mind or are we only at the beginning of a new frontier? Watch the trailer:    • TRAILER - Cartographers of the Brain:...  

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World Science Festival

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