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Sebastian Seung: I am my connectome

TED · talk · Watch on YouTube

Neuroscience & the brainConsciousness & cognition

What it is

Sebastian Seung's TED talk introduces the connectome, the map of neural connections he argues defines each person. He explains how mapping it could change how we understand brains and minds.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN links it as an accessible visual explanation of the problem of mapping brain connectivity.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2015

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here are two fun explanatory videos from TED/TEDx”

    Explains mapping the brain's connectome

    SapphireSun, 2013-09 · Recommendation · in “Daniel Dennett: The Normal Well-Tempered Mind”

  2. “found this TED talk that visualizes the problem pretty well”

    Visualizes the problem of mapping brain connections

    mentos, 2015-08 · Recommendation · in “Silicon Brain: 100,000 ARM cores [video]”

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Topics: neuroscience, brain mapping, ted, neurons, sebastian seung

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