A neural portrait of the human mind

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This week on TED.com October 4, 2014

Talk of the week Nancy Kanwisher: A neural portrait of the human mind 17:40 minutes · Filmed Mar 2014 · Posted Oct 2014 · TED2014 Brain imaging pioneer Nancy Kanwisher, who uses fMRI scans to see activity in brain regions (often her own), shares what she and her colleagues have learned: The brain is made up of both highly specialized components and general-purpose "machinery." Another surprise: There's so much left to learn. Watch now »

Playlist of the week How does my brain work? How exactly does the brain -- a 3-pound snarl of nervous tissue -- create inventions, the feeling of hunger, the experience of beauty, the sense of self? Researchers at the edge of science explain. Watch » 9 TED Talks • Total run time 2:20:43

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Quote of the Week “ There is no real independent self, aloof from other human beings, inspecting the world, inspecting other people. You are, in fact, connected not just via Facebook and Internet, you’re actually quite literally connected by your neurons." Vilayanur Ramachandran The neurons that shaped civilization

Join the Conversation All around Rio next week, local education centers will be showing TEDGlobal online -- for free. Learn more about TEDGlobal Para Todos » Our own TED Prize researcher share 10 tips for finding answers online » “ Paul Mc on Susan Colantuono: The career advice you probably didn't get   Business is segmented into elements - sales - engineering - production - product support. Not much thought is given to the overall health of the business or how the elements of the business fit together as a business. This is not just a course, but an entire mindset that needs to be trained into people from the bottom up."

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