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Allan Jones: A Map of the Brain (The Same Way We Understand a City?) [ Ted 2011 ]

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Paul Zak: Trust, Morality – and Oxytocin [ TED Global 2011]

“Where does morality come from — physically, in the brain? In this talk neuroeconomist Paul Zak shows why he believes oxytocin (he calls it “the moral molecule”) is responsible for trust, empathy, and other feelings that help build a stable … Continue reading

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Law, Institutions and Human Behavior – Gruter Institute Squaw Valley Conference

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Dynamic Reconfiguration of Human Brain Networks during Learning [From PNAS]

Abstract: “Human learning is a complex phenomenon requiring flexibility to adapt existing brain function and precision in selecting new neurophysiological activities to drive desired behavior. These two attributes—flexibility and selection—must operate over multiple temporal scales as performance of a skill … Continue reading

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SEAL 12 @ Loyola Los Angeles Law

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Sebastian Seung: I Am My Connectome [ TED 2010 ]

Sebastian Seung is mapping a massively ambitious new model of the brain that focuses on the connections between each neuron. He calls it our “connectome,” and it’s as individual as our genome — and understanding it could open a new … Continue reading

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Laurie Santos: A Monkey Economy as Irrational as Ours [TED]

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The Architecture of the Brain — Network or Hierarchy ? [BBC News & PNAS ]

This week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences comes a very important article entitled Hypothesis-driven structural connectivity analysis supports network over hierarchical model of brain architecture by Richard H. Thompson and Larry W. Swanson of the University … Continue reading

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