A new way to study the brain's invisible secrets | Ed Boyden
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Neuroengineer Ed Boyden wants to know how the tiny biomolecules in our brains generate emotions, thoughts and feelings — and he wants to find the molecular changes that lead to disorders like epilepsy and Alzheimer's. Rather than magnify these invisible structures with a microscope, he wondered: What if we physically enlarge them and make them easier to see? Learn how the same polymers used to make baby diapers swell could be a key to better understanding our brains. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector
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very nice n well said...hope ur research goes in right way to help humanity
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Wow! Very interesting. 👍🏼
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How you could expand something in a living being?
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Lisp killed it for me
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why there is no transolation to arabic
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what about using quantum computers and artificial intelligence to study the brain?
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Did he just compare the human brain to a diaper? Hm.
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he didnt propose any ideas on how they would get the brain to contract back to its normal size and rid of the polymers. very interesting work they have lined up that has potential to shape the future of many brain properties but there has to be a way to undo the synthetic resizing and remove the foreign material or perhaps find a way to utilize
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Baby diaper.
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The pattern of neuronal connections as well as the organised positions of tiny biomolecules are determined by the Electromagnetic field that permeates the brain (and body for that matter). Look at the way a flock of birds fly exactly in sync and even turn sharply with split second precision. Similarly, in real time, the tiny biomolecules will move depending on the pattern of the EM field. This is in fact simple chemistry and physics. We know that molecules react to applied EM fields, particular frequencies pertaining to particular elements. We also know that molecules may respond by emitting or absorbing photons or electrons, thereby creating a bio-feedback loop for strengthening or weakening the applied EM field.
The EM field is a sum of a number of fields, including the emissions from the molecules themselves, as well as the EM fields caused by the electrical activity of the neurons firing. (We learnt in high school that an electric current through a wire will create a resulting magnetic field and visa versa. Ampere, Maxwell etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_equations). -
Is there a governing law where Dr Boyden is only allowed to share and test his idea's on his only family DNA. While his family might be housed in a huge building full of test tubes at the top of a cliff. We might yet save the rest of the world from diaper rash.
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This would probably rupture the neurological connections and render the sample useless. But still an interesting way to tackle the problem.
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+TED
How can I donate to this? This is an amazing and innovative idea and We really should support this. -
But will the enlarged brain make me smarter?
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But neurons themselves don't stretch to 100 times their size. Won't they break apart or separate at their synapses?
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Is it possible to enlarge a penis that way?
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I don't think we should eliminate all mental issues as they are different types of awareness and potential. Instead we should understand them better and figure out how to steer the problems toward the potential. Examples include bipolar disorder, autism, and adhd