title Brain Imaging Demos
description From the Montreal Neurological Institute, a bit of Internet and imaging history from a web site that hasn’t been updated since 2001. These animations were created in 1989 on a Pixar workstation by Louis Collins and Sean Marrett, then converted to MPEG and placed online in 1998. The site warns users, “Note: most of these demos require a graphical browser.” These are vintage animations from when Pixar made hardware; a web page of historical brain videos. “The McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) is one of the largest scientific communities in North America dedicated solely to research imaging of the human brain. It consist[ed] of a core group of 10 researchers conducting independent research with high technology brain scanners and sophisticated computational analysis. The program emphasizes quantitative 3-D investigation of brain structure and function.” Current status unknown.
producer Montréal Neurological Institute, McGill University
featuring brains
format mpeg
date 24/06/1998
length a few seconds each
link http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/demos/
direct video link (one sample) http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/demos/pixar-small/pain/pain.mpg

Tags: animation brain neuroimaging vintage

title An hour with guest host Harold Varmus and neurobiologist Eric Kandel
description Another in the Charlie Rose Science Series with scientists from their archives (On Suicide is another). This one’s hardcore. “Nobel laureate Dr. Harold Varmus, Chairman & CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center guest hosts a conversation with neurobiologist Dr. Eric Kandel, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Medicine. Kandel discusses his research and book ‘In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind‘.”
producer Charlie Rose
featuring Harold Varmus, Eric Kandel
format Google Video embed
date 03/29/06
length 00:51:36
link http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2006/03/29/1/an-hour-with-guest-host-harold-varmus-and-neurobiologist-eric-kandel – the short URL is http://tinyurl.com/36cgzb.

Via Mind Hacks, who also recommended a discussion of the legacy of Freud.

Tags: webcast brain neurobiology nobel memories

title Stress and Memory? Forget It!
description “Can stress make you forget? Dr. Robert Sapolsky will present an overview of the disruptive effects of stress on memory and brain aging.” A 20 minute talk by an entertaining expert followed by an interview and Q&A. Also, if you didn’t watch it the first time, Sapolsky’s excellent lecture on neurodegeneration and stress is a must see.
producer Exploratorium
featuring Robert Sapolsky, Sedge Thompson moderator
format RealAudio
date 18/11/98
length 01:38:48
link http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/robertsapolsky.html
direct [audio] link http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/memory4-981118.ram

Hat tip: Mind Hacks.

Tags: webcast brain stress memory