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How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are - Sebastian Seung

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We know that each of us is unique, but science has struggled to pinpoint where, precisely, our uniqueness resides. Is it in our genes? The structure of our brains? Our genome may determine our eye color and even aspects of our personality. But our friendships, failures, and passions also shape who we are. The question is: how?

Sebastian Seung, a dynamic professor at MIT, is on a quest to discover the biological basis of identity. He believes it lies in the pattern of connections between the brain’s neurons, which change slowly over time as we learn and grow. The connectome, as it’s called, is where our genetic inheritance intersects with our life experience. It’s where nature meets nurture. Seung introduces us to the dedicated researchers who are mapping the brain’s connections, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse. It is a monumental undertaking—the scientific equivalent of climbing Mount Everest—but if they succeed, it could reveal the basis of personality, intelligence, memory, and perhaps even mental disorders.

Many scientists speculate that people with anorexia, autism, and schizophrenia are “wired differently,” but nobody knows for sure. The brain’s wiring has never been clearly seen. In sparklingly clear prose, Seung reveals the amazing technological advances that will soon help us map connectomes. He also examines the evidence that these maps will someday allow humans to “upload” their minds into computers, achieving a kind of immortality.

Connectome is a mind-bending adventure story, told with great passion and authority. It presents a daring scientific and technological vision for at last understanding what makes us who we are. Welcome to the future of neuroscience.

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Creation Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:42:58 -0400
This is a Multifile Torrent
00. Introduction.mp3 10.54 MBs
01. Genius and Madness (Part I - Does Size Matter).mp3 14.75 MBs
02. Border Disputes.mp3 11.51 MBs
03. No Neuron Is an Island (Part II - Connectionism).mp3 17.38 MBs
04. Neurons All the Way Down.mp3 12.04 MBs
05. The Assembly of Memories.mp3 16.33 MBs
06. The Forestry of the Genes (Part III - Nature and Nurture).mp3 14.06 MBs
07. Renewing Our Potential.mp3 15.59 MBs
08. Seeing Is Believing (Part IV - Connectomics).mp3 14.11 MBs
09. Following the Trail.mp3 10.91 MBs
10. Carving.mp3 10.77 MBs
11. Codebreaking.mp3 12.3 MBs
12. Comparing.mp3 10.89 MBs
13. Changing.mp3 12.21 MBs
14. To Freeze or to Pickle.mp3 18.29 MBs
15. Save As . . .mp3 17.18 MBs
16. Epilogue.mp3 2.85 MBs
Connectome.jpg 19.93 KBs
Connectome.txt 1.78 KBs
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Piece Size: 128 KBs
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