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Bonnie Bassler: The secret, social lives of bacteria
http://www.ted.com Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria "talk" to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks. The find has stunning implications fo...
Building a Circuit-Diagram for the Brain (Jennifer Raymond, Stanford University)
Jennifer Raymond (Stanford University) is building a "wiring diagram" for the brain. By bridging the gap between individual synapses and whole-brain learning & memory, Raymond's research offers new...
Understanding Blindness and the Brain (Brian Wandell, Stanford University)
Professor Brian Wandell tells the inspirational story of Mike May, the world-record holder for blind downhill skiing. Wandell leads a multidisciplinary team of Stanford researchers who are working ...
Brain-Computer Interfaces (Krishna Shenoy, Stanford University)
Krishna Shenoy is creating "brain-computer interfaces" that will enable paralyzed patients to control prosthetic arms and computer cursors. In this short talk, Shenoy describes how his team of Stan...
Controlling the Brain with Light (Karl Deisseroth, Stanford University)
Karl Deisseroth is pioneering bold new treatments for depression and other psychiatric diseases. By sending pulses of light into the brain, Deisseroth can control neural activity with remarkable pr...
Googling the Brain on a Chip (Kwabena Boahen, Stanford University)
Kwabena Boahen is using the human brain as the blueprint for designing radically more powerful and energy-efficient computers. In this short demo, Boahen describes how his Brains in Silicon lab at ...
Visualizing Desire (Brian Knutson, Stanford University)
Stanford University's Brian Knutson is unraveling the mysteries of human desire with state-of-the-art medical imaging. Knutson's research sheds new light on how individuals make complex financial d...
Deafness: Emerging Strategies for a Cure (Stefan Heller, Stanford University)
Stefan Heller is trying to create inexpensive ear drops that can cure deafness. In this short talk, Heller describes how his team of researchers at Stanford University is transplanting stem cells i...
