Bird Brains – Pretty Darn Smart

By Eric on Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Filled Under: Grey Matters

"Research has changed our concepts of brain
 organization and provided dramatic evidence
 showing far greater similarities between brains
 of birds and brains of all mammals. Harvey Karten
 explores what goes on inside a bird's brain. Learn
 how brains of birds compare to those of humans and
 other mammals and find out what the study of bird's
 brains can teach us about the nature and origins of
 human brains."

The Science And Fiction of Autism

By Eric on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Filled Under: Grey Matters

"What do we know and what do we not know about
 autism? How can parents, educators and the
 general public cut through the hype, the unproven
 and the blatantly bogus? Join renowned autism
 researcher Laura Schreibman and find out."

Conscious and Unconscious Memory Systems

By Eric on Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Filled Under: Grey Matters

"Join UCSD's Larry Squire in a fascinating
 presentation of recent research about
 memory systems in humans and other mammals."

Decisions: How Do We Animals Decide What To Do?

By Eric on Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Filled Under: Grey Matters

"We make thousands of decisions every day: where to
 go, what to do, when to do it. Join UCSD's William
 Kristan and discover how neurons, synapses, and
 chemical input play out in decision making."

Understanding Language

By Eric on Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Filled Under: Grey Matters

"Why are humans the only species to have language?
 Is there something special about our brains? Are
 there genes that have evolved for language? In
 this talk, Jeff Elman, UCSD professor of cognitive
 science and co-director of the Kavli Institute for
 Brain and Mind, discusses some of the exciting new
 research that helps us understand what it is about
 human language that is so different from other
 animals' communication systems, and what about our
 biology might make language possible."

Brain Development

By Eric on Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Filled Under: Grey Matters

"UCSD Cognitive scientist Joan Stiles reveals the
 latest understandings about the intricate
 relationship between biology and external
 influences in the development of the brain."

The Origin of the Human Mind: Brain Imaging and Evolution

By Eric on Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Filled Under: Grey Matters

"UCSD cognitive scientist Martin Sereno takes you on
 a captivating exploration of the brain's structure
 and function as revealed through investigations
 with new advanced imaging techniques and
 understandings of evolution."