V.S. Ramachandran -The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human

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V.S. Ramachandran is Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and Professor with the Psychology Department and the Neurosciences Program at UC San Diego. A former BBC Reith Lecturer, he wrote Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind (with Sandra Blakeslee), and is the author of A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness: From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers. His latest book, The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human explores human uniqueness and illustrates how we can better understand the normal by studying the abnormal. Called "The Marco Polo of neuroscience" by Richard Dawkins and "The modern Paul Broca" by Eric Kandel, Ramachandran has also been celebrated in the epidemic of medical melodramas: in the episode "The Tyrant" of the television show House, MD., Dr. House cures phantom limb pain using Ramachandran's mirror box.

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[feldsliscia]

The actual lecture starts at 7:36. (thumbs up to keep it on top)

[LordNapalm]

Probably my favorite neuroscientist. 

[555spiker]

I never new that the medallion men were so knowlegable wow impressed

[detroitjames2012]

Jesus Christ... I thought the English DB would never shut up! Nobody is there to see him talk... get out of the way already!

[Cyfrlingk]

How remarkable, to see the responce of the crowd when the beardy guy (Bingham) says I would want you to say ''Happy birthday Francis Bacon''..

I a way I find this a scary thing..

[tnguyen0525]

if any of you guys are ever near the San diego, La jolla area, be sure to visit UCSD and maybe if your lucky Ramachandran has lecture on that day and you can sit in on his lecture. i was very honored to have been in his class, wonderful experience. he doesn't teach every quarter check the ucsd website for his schedule of classes.

[zephyrico238]

@palabing Does it matter? He's talking about neuroscience. That's the point of interest in this video and not his body language.

[palabing]

WOW...I think Ramachandran is trying out a new BAD BOY SEX APPEAL with his open shirt showing a lot of chest and some chest hair, a shiny golden bling to draw attention to his chest, and a black leather jacket.

[forueveralways]

Amazing speech, Excellent explanation for development of Civilization

[gamerunknown]

That's a great question that wasn't asked as far as I'm aware: is mirror neuron function impaired in individuals with autism and psychopathy? In either case there is a lack of empathy, but they are both capable of vicarious learning as far as I'm aware. The psychopath may even derive pleasure from the fear of a victim. Perhaps it has to do with the where the neurons involved are situated?

[robelirobban]

Mad thanks for uploading this. Great video! :D

[KOOLJDJ]

whats wrong with him..he's not as energetic as usual..also look like a blind guy for some reason lol..