Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot
This helps protect our community. Learn more

UCLA Institute for Quantitative & Computational Biosciences: Mapping the Brain

UCLA College
2.63K subscribers
453 views 2 years ago
The UCLA Institute for Quantitative & Computational Biosciences presents a special virtual event MAPPING THE BRAIN With 100 Billion Cells, Is This an Impossible Task? featuring Roy Wollman, Ph.D. Professor, UCLA Integrative Biology & Physiology and Chemistry & Biochemistry Jingyi Jessica Li, Ph.D. Professor, UCLA Statistics, Biostatistics, Computational Medicine and Human Genetics Hong-Wei Dong, Ph.D. Professor, UCLA Neurobiology Director, UCLA Brain Research & Artificial Intelligence Nexus (B.R.A.I.N.) with introductory remarks by Alexander Hoffmann, Ph.D. Director, Institute for Quantitative & Computational Biosciences Thomas M. Asher Professor of Microbiology, UCLA Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Wednesday, March 1, 2023 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. PT Our brains process information to navigate rush-hour traffic, learn to compete on Jeopardy, and imagine unknowns in art and science. These amazing capabilities depend on a network  …...more
...more
UCLA Institute for Quantitative & Computational Biosciences: Mapping the Brain
N/ALikes
453Views
2023Mar 6
The UCLA Institute for Quantitative & Computational Biosciences presents a special virtual event MAPPING THE BRAIN With 100 Billion Cells, Is This an Impossible Task? featuring Roy Wollman, Ph.D. Professor, UCLA Integrative Biology & Physiology and Chemistry & Biochemistry Jingyi Jessica Li, Ph.D. Professor, UCLA Statistics, Biostatistics, Computational Medicine and Human Genetics Hong-Wei Dong, Ph.D. Professor, UCLA Neurobiology Director, UCLA Brain Research & Artificial Intelligence Nexus (B.R.A.I.N.) with introductory remarks by Alexander Hoffmann, Ph.D. Director, Institute for Quantitative & Computational Biosciences Thomas M. Asher Professor of Microbiology, UCLA Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Wednesday, March 1, 2023 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. PT Our brains process information to navigate rush-hour traffic, learn to compete on Jeopardy, and imagine unknowns in art and science. These amazing capabilities depend on a network involving tens of thousands of different types of neurons with specialized functions. A major bottleneck to better understanding brain functions is that we still do not have a brain map showing what types of cells occupy different locations in the brain and how they are all connected to each other. Though an estimated 100 billion cells exist in the brain, these presenters are undaunted. Following presentations and discussions, attendees will be invited to ask questions of the speakers during a moderated Q&A. As a land grant institution, the UCLA College of Letters and Science acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar(Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands).

Follow along using the transcript.

UCLA College

2.63K subscribers