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Lecture: Stanford: Brian Wandell: Understanding Blindness and the Brain

Lecture 2 – Understanding Blindness and the Brain (Brian Wandell)

Professor Brian Wandell tells the inspirational story of Mike May, the world-record holder for blind downhill skiing.

Wandell leads a multidisciplinary team of Stanford researchers who are working together to treat the many dimensions of blindness: retinal imaging, neural connections, and social psychology.

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Lecture: Stanford: Jennifer Raymond: Building a Circuit-Diagram or the Brain

Lecture 1 – Building a Circuit-Diagram for the Brain (Jennifer Raymond)

Jennifer Raymond (Stanford University) is building a "wiring diagram" for the brain. By bridging the gap between individual synapses and whole-brain learning & memory, Raymond’s research offers new insights and strategies for medical rehabilitation and K-12 education.

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