[Mitworld] New: Picower Institute Symposium: The Future of the Brain

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[VISION OF THE FUTURE (PART 1)]

In this historical Inaugural Symposium celebrating the opening of the
Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, 5 Nobel Laureates gather to
discuss their vision for the future of the brain.

MODERATOR:
Ira Flatow
Host/Executive Producer, Talk of the Nation: Science Friday


SPEAKERS:
Susumu Tonegawa
Director, Picower Center for Learning and Memory
Picower Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, Departments of Biology
and Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Sydney Brenner
Distinguished Professor, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Richard Axel
University Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biophysics, Columbia University



PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/332/>

[QUOTE]
"How are spatially defined bits of information in the visual or
olfactory system decoded to allow for perception of an image? We're left

with an old problem, the problem of the ghost in the machine."
--Richard Axel



EVENT HOST: Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

<http://web.mit.edu/picower/>

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[VISION OF THE FUTURE (PART 2)]

Following talks by Eric R. Kandel and James D. Watson, panelists from
both sessions participate in Q&A discussion, moderated by Ira Flatow.

SPEAKERS:
Eric R. Kandel
University Professor, and Fred Kavli Professor and Director, Kavli
Institute for Brain Sciences, Columbia University

James D. Watson
Chancellor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory



PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/333/>

[QUOTE]
"Just like DNA fingerprinting is important to the law, my guess is we'll

use brain biology in a similar way. My ability to image your brain and
know before you do what you'll do raises ethical issues."
-- Eric R. Kandel



EVENT HOST: Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

<http://web.mit.edu/picower/>

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