The Future of Human Health: 7 Very Short Talks That Will Blow Your Mind
by Stanford University
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Description
This special “mini-course” features 7 inspiring stories about the frontiers of human health from seven of Stanford's most innovative faculty members. Borrowing from a format used at the TED Conference, each speaker delivers a highly engaging talk in just 10-20 minutes about his or her research. Learn about Stanford's newest and most exciting discoveries in neuroscience, bioengineering, brain imaging, psychology, and more.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoBuilding a Circuit-Diagram for the Brain | science, neuroscience, technology, medicine, brain, memory, learning, remembering, hippocampus, amygdala, basal ganglia, cerebral cortex, cerebellum, motor, habit, emotion, neuron, synapse, circuit, drugs, signal, input, output, retention | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoGiving Sight to the Blind | science, technology, medicine, vision, blind, surgery, eyesight, brain, circuits, neurons, synapses, connection, eyes, cortex, fovea, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, color, interpret, light, photons, reflection | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoBrain-Computer Interfaces | science, technology, neuroscience, medicine, electrical engineering, bioengineering, neural prostheses, brain, nervous system, neurological disease, injury, spinal cord, electrical signal, neuron, mathematical algorithm, chips, computer, motor cortex, ele | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoEngineering New Treatments for Psychiatric Disease | science, technology, neuroscience, medicine, psychiatry, bioengineering, brain, chemical imbalance paradigm, vagus nerve, electrode, stimulation, optical, light, bacteria, depression, ions, proteins, genes, fiber optics, motor cortex, hypothalamus, ecolo | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoGoogling the Brain on a Chip | science, technology, neuroscience, medicine, bioengineering, brain, neurons, processors, chips, ion, electron, computer, membrane, transistor, analog, synapse, circuitry, cortex, hippocampus | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoVisualizing Desire | science, technology, neuroscience, medicine, psychology, desire, visual, emotion, electrode, stimulation, reward circuit, brain, MRI, anticipation, money, signal, investing, mental health, decision making, choice, activation, nucleus accumbens, schizophre | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoDeafness: Emerging Strategies for a Cure | science, technology, medicine, otolaryngology, embryonic stem cells, senses, deaf, silence, ears, cochlear implants, hearing aid, loss, drugs, aging, heredity, sensory hair cell, neurons, growth factors, ethics, United States of America, USA | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 7 Episodes |
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