Grey Matters: From Molecules to Mind Archives

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2006-07 Grey Matters: Molecules to Minds

October 4, 2006
*Decisions: How Do We Animals Decide What to Do?
Dr. William Kristan, UCSD Biological Sciences

November 1, 2006
Conscious and Unconscious Memory Systems of the Mammalian Brain
Dr. Larry Squire, UCSD School of Medicine

January 16, 2007
New Drug Treatments and the Future of Stem Cells for the Aging Brain
Dr. Stuart Lipton, The Burnham Institute

February 7, 2007
The Science and Fiction of Autism: How to Tell the Difference and Why It Is Important to Do So
Dr. Laura Schreibman, UCSD Department of Psychology

April 11, 2007
Bird Brains--Pretty Darn Smart
Dr. Harvey Karten
UCSD Department of Neurosciences

2005-06 Grey Matters: Molecules to Mind

October 4, 2005
The Origins of the Human Mind: Insights from Brain Imaging and Evolution
Dr. Martin Sereno, UCSD Cognitive Sciences

November 28, 2005
*Language and the Human Brain
Dr. Jeffrey Elman, UCSD Cognitive Sciences

January 25, 2006
*The Developing Brain: An Intricate Blend of Nature and Nurture
Dr. Joan Stiles, UCSD Cognitive Sciences

February 8, 2006
Music, Language, Rhythm and the Brain
Dr. Aniruddh Patel, The Neurosciences Institute

March 2, 2006
Decisions, Responsibility and the Brain
Dr. Patricia Churchland, UCSD Department of Philosophy

2004-05 Grey Matters: Molecules to Mind

November 15, 2004
*Stem Cells: The Brain's Beginnings
Dr. Fred Gage, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

January 25, 2005
Building the Brain: From Simplicity to Complexity
Dr. Nicholas Spitzer, UCSD Biological Sciences

March 28, 2005
*Perception: Taste, Smell and Vision
Dr. Charles Zuker, UCSD Biological Sciences

April 19, 2005
*How Do We Predict the Future? Brains, Rewards and Addiction
Dr. Terry Sejnowski, UCSD Biological Sciences

May 24, 2005
Sleep, Waking and Arousal
Dr. Ralph Greenspan, The Neurosciences Institute