How the Human Brain Works

• Posted on May 30, 2017
• by Catherine Boyer
• in New York Neurofeedback, The Brain
• Comments Off on How the Human Brain Works

Here is a very easy to follow, seven minute animated tour of the brain made by the University of Bristol for the 2010 Brain Awareness Week. BAW is organized annually by the Dana Foundation, whose mission statement is as follows:

The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic organization committed to advancing brain research and to educating the public in a responsible manner about research’s potential: (1) to develop a better understanding of the brain and its functions; (2) to speed the discovery of treatments for brain disorders; and (3) to combat the stigma of brain disorders through education.

Here’s the video.

More about how the human brain works

This TED Talk, A Map of the Brain, is by Allan Jones, CEO of the Allen Institute for Brain Sciences (two different Allan/Allens). He talks about the brain’s anatomy but also tells us about the fascinating process the institute’s team approach uses to learn more about the brain.

The Institute’s core principles are:

• Team science – this means research teams that are cross-disciplinary: “Teams at the Allen Institute are composed of scientists, engineers, mathematicians, physicists and computational scientists—each bringing a new perspective to the scientific challenges we face.”
• Big science – this means use of very big data sets, so rich fields to explore.
• Open science – “We cannot do our brand of big science without the spirit of openness. We share our data, tools and knowledge with the scientific community through venues like the Allen Brain Atlas data portal as soon as it is useful—whether we have published on it or not. Open science is a core principle of the Allen Institute’s identity and an integral part of our goal to accelerate the pace of science worldwide.”

Very interesting core principles!

Of course, because we are providing our clients with state of the art NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback®, we’re fascinated by brains and brain research. Maybe you are, too, if you’ve read this far…

Catherine Boyer, MA, LCSW-R
New York Neurofeedback