From Neurons to Neighborhoods: charting a new science of mental

From Neurons to Neighborhoods: charting a new science of mental health

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Dr. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), discusses how a deeper understanding of how the human brain functions will yield new approaches to diagnostics and therapeutics, bending the curve for millions affected by mental disorders.

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Stanford Neurosciences Institute

Published 03/01/17

Toward Clinically-Viable Brain-Machine Interfaces - Krishna Shenoy

Professor Krishna Shenoy, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford, discusses how Brain Machine Interfaces (BMIs) converts movement intentions from neurons in the brain into control signals for guiding prosthetic arms and computer cursors.

Published 03/01/17

2016 Symposium Closing Remarks

Dr. William Newsome, Harman Family Provostial Professor, Vincent V. C. Woo Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute, and Professor of Neurobiology, delivered the closing remarks for the 2016 Symposium of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute.

Published 11/16/16