NEURO.tv Episode 3 - The mind, the brain, computational neuroscience and ion channels.
Jean-Francois Gariépy
Published on Aug 3, 2013
In this episode, we talk about neural simulation, the relation between the mind and the brain, ion channels that mak…
NEURO.tv Episode 3 - The mind, the brain, computational neuroscience and ion channels.
Jean-Francois Gariépy
Published on Aug 3, 2013
In this episode, we talk about neural simulation, the relation between the mind and the brain, ion channels that make neurons excitable and neuroscience research in fly larvae. Participants are Erin McKiernan, Jean-François Gariépy, John Kubie, Leanne Boucher and Steven Miller.
neuro.tv http://archive.is/ibwfz
"1:56" What brought Erin to do neuroscience research?
"3:02" The effect of light exposure on stress in animals.
"4:39" Why model the brain with computers?
"7:08" Modelling decisions with perceptrons.
"9:50" Are the mind and the brain the same thing?
"17:00" The publishing system, how scientists publish their discoveries and open-access journals.
"28:25" Erin's works on Drosophila larvae.
"29:32" The elevated plus maze, a test used for measuring stress in animals.
"37:30" Recording neurons involved in vision.
"42:04" Why are neurons excitable?
"46:58" Why record single neurons?
"54:40" The BK channel and its relation to how larvae move.
"1:13:53" Amazing posts on Erin's and John's blogs and Eagleman's manifesto on science dissemination.
"1:19:42" Women in neuroscience.
http://blog.brainfacts.org/404?item=%2f2013%2f08%2fthe-brain-show-episode-3%2f&user=extranet%5cAnonymous&site=brainfacts
Many thanks to our guests! Here are some of the papers mentioned:
Erin C. McKiernan (2013) Effects of manipulating slowpoke calcium-dependent potassium channel expression on rhythmic locomotor activity in Drosophila larvae. PeerJ 1:e57. https://peerj.com/articles/57/
Richard Van Noorden (2013) Open access: The true cost of science publishing. Nature. https://www.nature.com/news/open-access-the-true-cost-of-science-publishing-1.12676Hubel & Wiesel video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VdFf3egwfg
Many thanks to Liv for offering us to use her song "I Dare Days" for the intro. Check out her album https://livcavesidetones.bandcamp.com/album/peloton-rouge
Some Wikipedia reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_channel
Erin's blog: http://emckiernan.wordpress.com/
John's blog: http://coronaradiata.net/
Steven's blog: http://neurosciencedc.blogspot.com/
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