The Boundary of Life is Quietly Crossed

Professor teams up with local artist to study aesthetic experiences in the brain.

Visitors to Dario’s Robleto’s conceptual art exhibit were given the option of wearing an EEG skullcap to record their brain activity while they observe Robleto’s artwork. The team of researchers from the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering were led by Jose “Pepe” Luis Contreras-Vidal, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professor of electrical and computer engineering.

Video published on  Nov. 3, 2014 by UH Cullen College of Engineering

Professor teams up with local artist to study aesthetic experiences in the brain

by Audrey Grayson on Nov. 4, 2014 in  Cullen College of Engineering News

It’s rare to find science and art so inextricably tied together. It’s rarer still to find yourself playing the role of scientist, artist and art ...

Penn Medicine makes it easier and more convenient for you to see the top neuroscience specialists. From initial consultation, to treatment and follow-up care, Penn Neurosciences provides access to the most advanced brain and spine care in the region.

Video published on June 16, 2015 by Penn Medicine

“Genetic Dissection of Basal Ganglia Circuitry:Novel Insights into Opiate Reward” from the Cellular Biology of Addiction course 8/11/213

Video published on Nov. 4, 2013 by CSHL Leading Strand

X. William Yang Profile

Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UC Los Angeles Director, X. William Yang Research Group

Yang is interested in using the mouse molecular genetic approach to study the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. One recurring theme in neurodegenerative diseases is that a widely expressed mutant protein can cause highly selective degeneration of a subset of neurons. The pathogenesis of such selective neurodegeneration remains unclear. Currently, we are focusing on Huntington’s disease (HD) to study the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the disease.

Title: Harnessing the power of teams to build better models of disease in real time: If not now, then when.

Dr. Stephen Friend is the President of Sage Bionetworks. He was previously Senior Vice President and Franchise Head for Oncology Research at Merck & Co., Inc., where he led Merck’s Basic Cancer Research efforts. He led the Advanced Technologies and Oncology groups to firmly establish molecular profiling activities throughout Merck’s laboratories around the world, as well as to coordinate oncology programs from basic research through phase IIA clinical trials.

Published on October 3, 2013  by Allen Institute for Brain Science

“Imagine playing a video game controlled by your mind. Now imagine that game also teaches you about your own patterns of stress, relaxation and focus. Ariel Garten shows how looking at our own brain activity gives new meaning to the ancient dictum “know thyself.”

Filmed September 2011 at TEDx Toronto 2011 Uploaded to YouTube on January 26, 2012 by TED 

“The brain uses a quarter of the body’s entire energy supply, yet only accounts for about two percent of the body’s mass. So how does this unique organ receive and, perhaps more importantly, rid itself of vital nutrients? New research suggests it has to do with sleep.”

Filmed September 2014 at TEDMED 2014 Uploaded to YouTube on October 13, 2014 by TED 

At age fifty, Alice Howland (Julianne Moore) has it all: a Columbia University linguistics professorship, a devoted husband, and three loving children. Her life is a whirlwind of work and family, and she thrives on it.

But, while lecturing at UCLA, something unexpected happens: mid-sentence, she struggles to find a word. Though a seemingly innocuous relapse, the incident leads to a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, a stunning realisation that sees the bonds between Alice and her family thoroughly tested.

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