Code The New Language of Creation
[5:46] In the first episode of EXPLORATIONS, Bryan Johnson speaks with leaders about what the future will look like w…
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The Basis of Food Texture Sensation
[5:30] For more information, see the paper by Zhang et al., Neuron 91(4), http://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S&#…
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What Are Microglia?
[4:38] The brain is like a really fancy restaurant. It’s picky about who it lets inside. You have to be one of the privil…
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My Neurons, My Self
[1:39:50] With ever more refined techniques for measuring complex brain activity, scientists are challenging the un…
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New red fluorescent proteins allow scientists to better ‘see’ what memories are made of
[3:06] Laviv and Kim, et al. “Simultaneous dual-color fluorescence lifetime imaging with novel red-shifted f…
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Brain imaging at multiple size scales
[2:10] MIT researchers have developed a new technique for imaging brain tissue at multiple scales, allowing them to pe…
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In a Coma, Do We Cease to Exist?
[7:10] What happens when someone slips into a vegetative state? Do they feel pain? Do they think? Without consciousnes…
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Tatyana Sharpee: Information theory to understand the mysteries of the brain
[4:46] A fascinating look into the mysteries of the brain by using Information theory. [Source: Salk Institute YouT…
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New Insight Into Pain Sensation
[2:14] Interesting research on astrocytes, a type of glial cell within the brain and how it plays a role in pain percep…
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The new SLENDR technique
[4:02] The new SLENDR technique: Protein Labeling in the developing Brain by genome editing. [Source: Max Planck Flor…
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