Neural Computation: Markus Meister at TEDxCaltech

Markus Meister is professor of biology at the Caltech. He studied physics in Germany and then at Caltech, where he received his Ph.D. (1987). After postdoctoral research at Stanford, Markus moved to Harvard University, where he held the Jeff C. Tarr Chair in Molecular and Cellular Biology until 2012. Last summer he finally followed the siren song of Southern California and returned to his roots. Markus has been studying how large circuits of nerve cells work. In particular, his research opened a window onto the sophisticated computations performed by the retina. His long-term goal is a framework akin to electronics by which one can understand how structure and function of the neural circuits are related. He received the Lawrence C. Katz Prize for Innovative Research in Neuroscience and the Golden Brain Award for Vision and Brain Research from the Minerva Foundation.
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On January 18, 2013, Caltech hosted TEDxCaltech: The Brain, a forward-looking celebration of humankind's quest to understand the brain, by exploring the past, present and future of neuroscience. Visit TEDxCaltech.com for more details.

[@min11benja]

I had always been told that the eye is drawn to moving objects, and as a general rule, you should be moving more than your surroundings to attract everyone's attention, this is an in depth explanation as to why, just amazing.

[@bonob0123]

Very nice. Man knows his audience and so sticks to review of basic physiology knowing that that will be enlightening to most of the audience. Doesn't jump straight into esoterica. Nice clean organization and clearly presented.

[@AmbiguousMethods]

I enjoyed this, don't underestimate the worth of a very concise and clear explanation.

[@XenogeneGray]

I can see the wonders of sight thanks to this :D

[@michellereidemail]

So if the basis of our sensory experience is partially predicting the future, what is it like when we lose the ability to compute any predictions? Are there any pathologies associated with the inability to see continuation in a visual stimulus?

[@min11benja]

Interesting question, maybe it is similar to what happens when you encounter laag in a video game and the frames per second drop, or maybe they get filled in but with previous frames. It would be interesting to see what similarities and diferences people with theese pathologys (if documented or existing now) would present.

[@al8-.W]

It might be some kind of brain related blindness

[@anastasiadunbar5246]

So you'll be able to simulate afterimages, orthostatic hypotension, greyout and etc. in the future?

[@HuoFaru]

Please watch , enjoy, share!

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