From left to right: Thomas Insel of the National Institute of Mental Health, William Newsome of Stanford University, Story Landis of the National Institute of Health, Cornelia Bargmann of Rockefeller University, William Newsome of Stanford University, and Eric Kandel of Columbia University. Charlie Rose back to camera.

Charlie Rose welcomed on July 14, 2013 a distinguished panel to discuss President Obama’s BRAIN initiative, including Eric Kandel, Thomas Insel, Story Landis, Cornelia Bargmann and William Newsome.

This 14 minute clip includes the opening setup and the conclusion during which the panelists each expresses what results they would like, or hope, to see. This 14th episode concludes the second season of the Charlie Rose Brain Series.

Full episode here: charlierose.com/watch/60241001 

Curator comment

At the segment starting around minute 42 in the full episode on the Charlie Rose site, Rose says there needs to be a public information project…to facilitate “sharing of knowledge” …. on ...

Dr. William Newsome, co-chair of the NIH Science Advisory Committee, describes what the BRAIN Initiative is, why it is important, and how it can be achieved.

Newsome’s talk was part of “Neuroscience Mini-symposium: From Perception to Decision”, co-sponsored by NYU-ECNU Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science at NYU Shanghai, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, and School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University.

Published on Jul 14, 2014 by NYU Shanghai Research