Allan Jones: A map of the brain

[quantumcodex]

I'm not sure what he means by "the gene for Prozac."

[aTnavarrow]

Well documented vid TY ~

[bleachtn]

awww was that a real brain ?! 8-O

[5c4mm3r]

This is all great, you know, it's important to have a map of the brain, but it's not the root cause of most of these problems such as depression. I'm sure most can agree that the brain is a reactionary organ. So the levels of serotonin may increase in the brain during depression, but that's like blaming the brain for all the problems you have physically.

[CanadianImperialist]

who is Brian?

[BPMa14n]

I was starting to fully believe the ones who say that intention and belief are what defines a persons mind function. But this guy has a good case that genes turning on and off are what makes a persons health, behavior, learning, skills. Different genes activate diferent parts of the brain which affect specific behavior. This brain tool will enable easier methods to make the brain activate and rest however the user desires.

[TheFartoholic]

4:38

Christopher Monckton?!!

[GreenHatPIrate]

I want to see the map, do you know where we can find it ?

[jasonguyperson]

Braaaiiiiiiiiinnnss....

[lilkoo93]

THIS IS SO AMAZING! I want my brain to be a part of it!

[RobT89]

So cool

[ifeveritwas1]

If I was "normal," I would so volunteer for this.

[bhuvansimpy007]

loved it

[AidanSpeaks]

0:15



[ThElitE]

TED + YOUTUBE = ONE OF THE BEST COMBINATIONS EVER

Almost as good as PB&J.

[OnzeAmour]

Love how he compares the mapping of the brain to a satellite view and high way maps, haha. It makes it so much easier to understand. (:

[TheBrradsullivan]

i love that the scientist had tattoos

[BronxBeauty8]

bacon

[Capeau]

This is really good research, lots of potential at curing several diseases/handicaps related to the brain

[ehpl]

I wonder what the psychopaths in the military have discovered from their abusive study of the species.

[hopelessgravity]

00:15

[jmsparhawk]

So, how does prozac and wellbutrin affect the brain's genes? I hoped that he would go into detail.

[NoobPatrol624]

@jmsparhawk

So, one cause of depression is low levels of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin works by binding to proteins on the next neuron after a synapse. Prozac works by inhibiting proteins that reuptake serotonin, so it effectively allows serotonin to linger in this post-synaptic area, mimicking a normal person's levels of serotonin levels in the post synaptic area.

I'd assume wellbutrin functions in a similar way.

[audiowiz]

Where are my keys on this map?

[OCUBOX]

zombies don't care about your brain purity

[watcbd]

@mrwill711 I don't understand. What happens at 0:15????

[slalomsk8er]

@watcbd the noise ends and the content begins ;)

[muetter]

@watcbd you don't have to watch the stupid intro- he was just making a tongue and cheek joke about how so many of are annoyed with the over-done intro for TED

[Alien5p]

@watcbd The start of the video. Click there to skip the intro.

[NextToNothing123]

@watcbd it's posted so that you can skip the noisy intro

[asdfgoogle]

Seattle.... that's what's up!!

[MegF142857]

Where this guy works: alleninstitute d o t org

[11Agamemnon235]

Google brain anyone?

[narekarmenian]

spoiler alert: he shows real human brain in this video!!!

[abeismain]

omg..what is his point!? He should explain why we should find it interesting

[Kandarew]

@abeismain it's interesting because oh I don't know, it's the BRAIN. The organ which controls almost all of our bodily functions. It's what keeps us breathing, our heart beating and allows us to interact with others and the physical world around us. It may be the only organ which we cannot completely understand up to this point.

[WormBreez]

@abeismain he gave an example of what other doctors can do with this.Like seeing what a brain does when u give it a certain drug and find out what happens and mabye find out some side effects.

[ForYeensSake]

@abeismain To be honest, there is no reasoning. You never have rational reasons to find something interesting you just do or don't. It's ok if you don't find this interesting.

[MegF142857]

@abeismain Go to 10:19 where he gives just one example. You may still not find that interesting.

[moosestashe]

07:49 Breaking stereotypes

[niceuser1234]

did the brains tell you how they died?

[Freigeist20789]

braaainz!

[Zappyguy111]

@mrwill711

Wow, some people can't even wait 15 seconds...

I find this highly amusing.

[AlanMathewPolson]

@Zappyguy111 its not the wait, its the loud intro music

[ezhao15]

Wonderful example of a talk that can appeal to the masses while satisfying the scientific community. Absolutely fascinating.

[MrPlaid81]

I understood None of that.

[haudace]

i should have become a neuroscientist. I d know the many ways to get my brain faded without any long term/debilitating risks :).

[ellipticality]

mmmmm.. brains

[Fuzzy192006]

@mrwill711 Not this shit again. Millions of years of evolution enabled the human brain to exist, the most complex structure in the universe, yet something like VOLUME CONTROL ie turning your speakers/headphones down, is beyond its grasp.

[YawnGod]

@Fuzzy192006 DON'T HATE, APPRECIATE. 

[CKMagicBox]

09:08 - Camera-guy in the back goes tired by Allan Jones really interesting speech..

[dookiecheez]

This is freaking me out.

[system3142]

It's just so much easier to find a brain in nature than to actually map one out. That's why cyborgs own robots. : P Still, human endeavor is fascinating.

[Rhoky]

Fuck you T.E.D! I have work to do, yet every upload interest me.

[yared94]

Zombie porn...

[Witzas]

why the fuck was the DNA shaking. that was just creepy.

[2Critical4You]

Brains! *zombie drewl*

[guyboy625]

empathy gene

[judiccc]

To be honest this is one of the worst TED presentations. I watch it 3 minutes already and still dont get the point. Is this a biology lesson? 4th minute - still nothing new...

[GraeHall]

@judiccc: it's been really informative for me - in those first four minutes he touched on new specific science about the brain of which I was parrtly or wholy unaware, how it functions at the most basic levels we understand - that shit is fucking fascinating. It's our self aware brains figuring out how they are self aware. That's like observing yourself from the next dimension up from your own.

[daggertoungeomega]

let the inner core of the brain self destruct, activate the inner light in the core.

[Kishgofu]

@daggertoungeomega are these instructions to make a jack-o-lantern?

[ivnat77]

When he mentioned a steak for dinner, I couldn't stop seeing double steak on the next slide showing brain in cross section, and on every picture after that, especially when the procedure of shipping to Seattle was described. :)

Btw, a very interesting talk! We are truly one organism and our differences are pure socio-cultural. For instance, you'd feel that straight away if you try to present this kind of info to a religious person.

[bestplugins]

4:38

Frankenstein: who´s this brain from?

Igor: Normal

Frankenstein: Normal what?

Igor: Ab Normal

[jgbloyd]

Why do birds have larger brains than humans in proportion to their size? Why does the shrew have the largest known brain to body mass ratio of any known animal? Why is an elephants brain three times larger than ours in absolute terms?

...food for thought for zombies!

[bestplugins]

@jgbloyd Its not about the size of your brain, but how you use it... its a joke but its also true :)

[jgbloyd]

@bestplugins Yes and no. Otherwise, why not just have small heads and tiny brains? More users in terms of cells and tissues of the body require more "wiring" in terms of neurons. More people need more phones and so do cells. The smarter these users are, yes, the better they will utilize neurons. Then when the tech of neurons start using each other, things get even more interesting... like the internet becoming skynet...

[xKurogashi]

Ironically, I have a physiology exam tomorrow and a large section of it is based off mapping the brain. This is procrastination at its finest!

[billyg89]

@xKurogashi i'm applying to grad schools for neuroscience and procrastinating. I think i win. lol

[rackslap]

@xKurogashi Can you define irony for me?

[xKurogashi]

@rackslap

Words having opposite meaning of their original intent.

If you were wondering what's the irony, it was me procrastinating my studies, yet somehow managed to be watching a video on stuff that were to be on my exam. Correct me if i'm wrong. I'm no English major.

[rackslap]

@xKurogashi Aaah yes that makes sense, you were avoiding revision by watching youtube, when in fact the youtube video you were watching helped with your revision. That is irony, you're right.

[mehdigoudarzi]

@xKurogashi

:))))))

[mazdaplz]

omg watching that brain on the prosciutto cutting board has made me hungry

[TheJaredtube]

@mazdaplz I have eaten sheep brain. It tasted like moist chalk with salt. :)

[vytko1618]

loco :]

[demosnipe1589]

Who is funding the research? How much does this research cost?

[MegF142857]

@demosnipe1589 The Allen Institute for Brain Science is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical research organization dedicated to accelerating the understanding of how the human brain works. Launched in 2003 with a generous seed contribution from philanthropist Paul G. Allen, the Institute tackles projects at the leading edge of science—far-reaching projects at the intersection of biology and technology—intended to fuel discovery for the broader scientific community worldwide.

[MegF142857]

@demosnipe1589 While Paul G. Allen launched the Institute with initial seed funding, we rely on new funds to sustain and further our scientific programs. For each project, we transform a unique set of individual, corporate and public donors into "investors" in breakthrough science. For example, a consortium of public and private entities backed the Allen Spinal Cord Atlas, a genome-wide map detailing where each gene is expressed, or "turned on," throughout the mouse spinal cord.

[calebp9503]

this makes me want to take better care of my brain .... I'll just have 5 beers instead of 6.

[sonicase]

nice talk, would be great if TED could link to the presentor's website rather than that generic description

[darkjannn]

@sonicase While you are completely right, doing a Google search for the presenter's name does the trick as well ;)

[sonicase]

@darkjannn where, i didn't see it

[darkjannn]

@sonicase My bad, I added "brain" to the Allan Jones search and got his profile page on the alleninstitute website as a first hit, instead of the actor or editor or any of the other Allan Joneses in this world :)

[kilorat]

That must be difficult trying to find the elusive "normal" brain, as if there's such thing as a normal person.

[read1communications]

Thank you for sharing knowledge.

[tranceman14]

I'm more curious as to what lies beyond the brain...

[TheSokodelic]

@tranceman14 the flying spaghetti monster!

[CanadianImperialist]

Dude still had 1:54 LEFT !

[JordanClunn]

those dots are moving I swear. 3:

[dewinthemorning]

I admire the meticulous and hard work those scientists are doing!

[EllaABo]

These talks about the brain are so relevant for me as a neuroscience and psychology student.

[un2mensch]

Why was there no 0:15 for me?! You guys are slipping

[Jimmyretired]

I Think that my race is smarter than other races therefore this theory is debunked

[mooxim]

took me a little while to get into this talk but it looks like his team are doing some really useful stuff. I hope they find ways of speeding up the process of mapping brains like the guys mapping the human genome did. They've only done two and that's a really small sample.

[siobs75]

Two by two, hands of blue...

[TheSokodelic]

@siobs75 nice to see a Firefly reference :)

[DHVester]

damn it! i was about to go to sleep..

[rippemies]

need more brainnnnns

Yeah, it fills me with glee that they are sharing this data openly.

[USMerchantMarines]

"We don't eat humans. We eat brains."

Zombie

[DarkDemonWolf76]

i would haz mane branz if ther wer no plantz

-the zombiez

[michiem00]

this guy's a zombie in hiding

[naybobdenod]

This a no brainer for me :)

[1234tombaker]

@naybobdenod

Oh God xD

[cp9lol]

next please explain the "woman heart" i want to know what my gf wants!

[skoty696]

I love BRAINS. BRAINSSSS

[jgbloyd]

Brains are overrated.

[Killthagirl]

amazing!

[TnEEn]

When can we grow our own wings???

[Viktor0viktor0viktor]

The brain is the most important organ you have....

According to the brain.

[hyperbolaisagraph]

@Viktor0viktor0viktor It's a conspiracy.

[jgbloyd]

@Viktor0viktor0viktor Funny.

Sadly, it sounds like you need a revolution if you really think that.

[brainstew0]

Brains! Brains!...Brains!!

[cobaltblue0718]

I know what I want to do with my life now!

[Shalek]

72 zombies liked this talk.

[TitoxTitox]

00:15 ...

[clothearednincompoop]

@00:42

A great cake idea!

For Halloween at least...

[GuitarSongCoverDude]

I just have to look at a brain and I am in awe.

[RichardRoy2]

@GuitarSongCoverDude I am in awe not just at the appearance of the brain, but what I experience as a product of it. All of my existence depends on it, and yet it looks like some unremarkable mass. It only gets more interesting with use.

[imRyRy]

If I become a zombie in the future, I know where I'm going.

[jotatsu]

This is a great work from the neurological, chemical, biological point of view. I think with a more structural, electrical, functional point of view , the understanding of the brain could be complete.

[pinochska]

7:48 windows xp ftw !

[udummies]

woops...im eating 

[OhManTFE]

This is why I am studying psychology. But I am thinking of moving over to medicine... I'm not sure which is more suited to my fascination with the brain.

[Jimmyretired]

@OhManTFE Neurology 

[Geebsee]

@OhManTFE

If you're in to research then move on to neuropsychology or neuroscience. Neuroscience PhD programmes will often accept students with an undergraduate degree in anything from philosophy to mathematics. Just make sure you pair it up with some biology subjects and do really well in your degree. Some of the coolest findings of the 20th and 21st century in neuroscience comes from neuropsychological research, like that of V.S. Ramachandran and Michael Gazzaniga

[azmanabdula]

@Geebsee what about particle physics......in order to do this you would need to get a couple of those fellas

to understand the functioning of molecules....or does that come later on......

[HigherPlanes]

mmm brains

[MGordge]

0:15



[defect530]

i'm having a hard time eating my tacos.

[LOLMAN22]

amazing

[akrulla]

An enchanted loom....

[PR0H0LDEM]

mmm...brain

[justforwatchingcraps]

didn't learn much from this talk....i was hoping for more relevant and ground breaking information possibly regarding the relationship between the anatomy and the mind....this was more like a medical school lecture

[HectorL360]

Zombie buffet at Seattle.

[Ivealwaysgotmail]

So strange... i am ALWAYS the 301st Viewer of these videos.. lol ALWAYS....

[OhManTFE]

@Ivealwaysgotmail It is because youtube only updates the viewership at certain times, until then it goes to a cap, which is 301. I see 301 too.

[2dFXman]

What is this, zombie porn?

[userwl2850]

wod parht ov da brayn du wee yuzz 4 koreckt spellin? eye,v god edd ake.

[hastalueguito]

that wasn't very interesting for a ted talk...

[jasonyanjinyu]

00:15

[tdurran]

This is your brain... this is your brain on drugs!

[EntinludeX]

There's nothing about the phrase "We're seeking normal human brains" that creeped me out.

[Spencerianism]

The first thing I thought when I saw the Brain was Death...But the Brain is still there?....Pause...Very uneasy feeling.

[foxsneeker]

Yo Dawg! i heard you liek brains.

[zuppers]

Neurology has always amazed me.

[ThePeacefulAtheistt]

00:15 becouse it's so hard to watch a short intro

[CrestalMyth]

@Biathine It was toned down.

[VCSandARM]

I love brain talks

[3108711289]

@VCSandARM the last frontier

[dreapster]

@3108711289 No, the final frontier is space.

[3108711289]

@VCSandARM i wrote that before i saw the vid

[elchafa]

@VCSandARM I love heart talks; brain talks are rationally taken into consideration.

[dangmama820]

@VCSandARM I agree. It's so cool. And we still don't know everything about it. That's the fun of it.

[mrfcukdevil]

Great talk

[Lundix]

First O.o