TED Talks
Nancy Kanwisher: A neural portrait of the human mind
TV-PG
2014 • E185 Oct 2, 2014 15mBrain imaging pioneer Nancy Kanwisher, who uses fMRI scans to see activity in brain regions (often her own), shares what she and her colleagues have learned: The brain is made up of both highly specialized components and general-purpose "machinery." Another surprise: There's so much left to learn.