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How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are - Sebastian Seung

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We know that each of us is unique, but science has struggled to pinpoint where, precisely, our uniqueness resides. Is it in our genes? The structure of our brains? Our genome may determine our eye color and even aspects of our personality. But our friendships, failures, and passions also shape who we are. The question is: how? Sebastian Seung, a dynamic professor at MIT, is on a quest to discover the biological basis of identity. He believes it lies in the pattern of connections between the brain’s neurons, which change slowly over time as we learn and grow. The connectome, as it’s called, is where our genetic inheritance intersects with our life experience. It’s where nature meets nurture. Seung introduces us to the dedicated researchers who are mapping the brain’s connections, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse. It is a monumental undertaking—the scientific equivalent of climbing Mount Everest—but if they succeed, it could reveal the basis of personality, intelligence, memory, and perhaps even mental disorders. Many scientists speculate that people with anorexia, autism, and schizophrenia are “wired differently,” but nobody knows for sure. The brain’s wiring has never been clearly seen. In sparklingly clear prose, Seung reveals the amazing technological advances that will soon help us map connectomes. He also examines the evidence that these maps will someday allow humans to “upload” their minds into computers, achieving a kind of immortality. Connectome is a mind-bending adventure story, told with great passion and authority. It presents a daring scientific and technological vision for at last understanding what makes us who we are. Welcome to the future of neuroscience.

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Creation Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 10:14:36 -0500
This is a Multifile Torrent
15 To Freeze or to Pickle.mp3 12.2 MBs
04 No Neuron Is an Island (Part II - Connectionism).mp3 11.59 MBs
16 Save As . ..mp3 11.46 MBs
06 The Assembly of Memories.mp3 10.89 MBs
08 Renewing Our Potential.mp3 10.4 MBs
02 Genius and Madness (Part I - Does Size Matter).mp3 9.84 MBs
09 Seeing Is Believing (Part IV - Connectomics).mp3 9.41 MBs
07 The Forestry of the Genes (Part III - Nature and Nurture).mp3 9.38 MBs
12 Codebreaking.mp3 8.2 MBs
14 Changing.mp3 8.14 MBs
05 Neurons All the Way Down.mp3 8.03 MBs
03 Border Disputes.mp3 7.68 MBs
10 Following the Trail.mp3 7.28 MBs
13 Comparing.mp3 7.26 MBs
11 Carving.mp3 7.19 MBs
01 Introduction.mp3 7.03 MBs
17 Epilogue.mp3 1.9 MBs
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Piece Size: 256 KBs
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