Sebastian Seung: I am my connectome

http://www.ted.com Sebastian Seung is mapping a massively ambitious new model of the brain that focuses on the connections between each neuron. He calls it our "connectome," and it's as individual as our genome -- and understanding it could open a new way to understand our brains and our minds.

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[Rusvi1]

HOMER SIMPSON: What is mind? - No matter. What is matter? - Never mind.

[Brandon02121997]

Once upon a time The Genome Project was just a dream.

Charting the 28 billion parsec Observable Universe is nearly complete.

Soon the Dark Matter particle will be identified and Dark Energy understood.

Mapping the Connectome –No Problem; Go for it!

[Alfredo Rafael Habersham Pabon]

such a SCIENTIFIC and FUN talk that leaves so much hope :D

[takaditakadang]

IT'S A TYPICAL RACIST WHITE GUY...OH SHIET!!

[hjkofoed]

understanding this creates forgiveness

[SIK2011]

Fascinating

[ArtistryofDebauchery]

Touché..

[Simpósio Biomedicina]

FTW

[Rakesh Mohan]

John Cho is an actor, this guy, however, is in a profession that actually makes lasting contributions to the humanity.

[Constantin Opel]

im not sure if im more than my jeans. not in public place, anyways..

[lovebuffmuscle]

Doesn't his idea to 'know ourselves' and identify the biopsychology of deviance by scanning neural network sound reminiscent of eugenics? What are 'autistic' people anyway? Often times they possess amazing skills and intelligence.

[lovebuffmuscle]

it's pronounced 'kee-yoh-tik"