{"id":62442,"date":"2011-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/next-uri-honors-colloquium-lecture-to-discuss-enhancing-the-brain-nov-1\/"},"modified":"2011-10-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T00:00:00","slug":"next-uri-honors-colloquium-lecture-to-discuss-enhancing-the-brain-nov-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2011\/10\/next-uri-honors-colloquium-lecture-to-discuss-enhancing-the-brain-nov-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Next 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium lecture to discuss \u2018enhancing the brain,\u2019 Nov. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 21, 2011 \u2013 Ed Boyden, associate professor of biological engineering and brain cognitive science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will discuss how to enhance brain activity as the next speaker in the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 2011 Honors Colloquium. The colloquium examines the question, \u201cAre you ready for the future?\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThe lecture in Edwards Auditorium begins at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1. It is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n


\n\tIn his lecture, Boyden will discuss the technologies he uses to show how emotion and cognition arise from brain network operations governing a range of scientific, medical and sociological concerns. He will also speculate on the astonishing possibilities that will open up in the area of human cognition over the next 10 to 20 years as a result of advances in neurobiology. These advances may include the ability to copy the content of portions of our brains or to augment brain functions by imbedding computer chips into the brain that communicate with adjacent brain regions enhancing or replacing cognitive functions. <\/p>\n


\nBoyden leads the Synthetic Neurobiology Group at MIT where research enabling the systematic repair of chronic pain, Parkinson\u2019s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder and other non-curable brain disorders is conducted. His group has invented \u2018optogenetic\u2019 tools that use light to silence and activate neurons. These tools are now used by hundreds of other research groups around the world. <\/p>\n


\n\tBoyden received three degrees from MIT in electrical engineering and physics and earned a PhD. in neurosciences from Stanford University. He has received numerous awards for his research, including the National Institutes of Health Director\u2019s New Innovator Award and the Society of Neuroscience Research Award. In 2006, Technology Review named Boyden one of the \u201cTop 35 Innovators under 35.\u201d Two years later, Discover Magazine named him one of the \u201cTop 20 Brains Under Age 40.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tThe remaining speakers in the lecture series are: cognitive scientist Deb Roy and media researcher Johanna Blakley in a panel on social media (Nov. 8); cybersecurity expert Richard Clarke on cyberwarfare (Nov. 15); and Laurie Zoloth, director of the Center for Bioethics, Science and Society, on ethics and genetics (Nov. 29). The final lecture (Dec. 6) will be presented by 56 honors students, who attend a class complementary to the colloquium. Their focus will be \u201cWe Are the Future.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nAll of the lectures will be streamed live at www.uri.edu\/hc, where the complete schedule of events is also listed. For additional information about the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium, contact Deborah Gardiner at debg@uri.edu or 401-874-2382.<\/p>\n


\nMajor sponsors of the Honors Colloquium are the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation, the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program, and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Graduate School of Oceanography, with sustaining sponsors including The Mark and Donna Ross Honors Colloquium Humanities Endowment and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the Provost and Office of the President. Additional support is provided by 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Harrington School of Communication and Media, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, Classroom Media Services, College of the Environment and Life Sciences, College of Human Science and Services, College of Business Administration, College of Pharmacy, Office of the Vice President for Administration and Finance, University College, Coastal Institute, Division of University Advancement, College of Nursing and Department of Communication Studies.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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