Thursday, April 23, 2009

Understanding Blindness and the Brain


Brian Wandell, Stanford University

Professor Brian Wandell tells the inspirational story of Mike May, the world-record holder for blind downhill skiing. Wandell leads a multidisciplinary team of Stanford researchers who are working together to treat the many dimensions of blindness: retinal imaging, neural connections, and social psychology.

Prof. Wandell's website:
http://white.stanford.edu/~brian/

Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/

Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford

Building a Circuit-Diagram for the Brain


Jennifer Raymond, Stanford University

Jennifer Raymond (Stanford University) is building a "wiring diagram" for the brain. By bridging the gap between individual synapses and whole-brain learning & memory, Raymond's research offers new insights and strategies for medical rehabilitation and K-12 education.

Prof. Jennifer Raymond's website:
http://raymondlab.stanford.edu/

Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/

Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford

Psychological Harassment : a Cat's Behaviour















Harassment :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harassment