Neurologist and neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran is giving a talk at the Royal Society in London tonight. Entitled Nature and nurture in brain function: clues from synesthesia and phantom limbs, the talk begins at 6.30pm GMT.
The lecture is free and does not require a ticket or advance booking, so if you're in London it's well worth attending. If you can't make it, the talk will be webcast live. I'll be there, as Ramachandran has been somewhat of an inspiration to me.
[Thanks Vaughan]
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[First published on 2/4/05 at the old blog.]
Think neuroscience is boring? Think again, says V.S Ramachandran, director of San Diego State's Center for Brain and Cognition.
Phantom limbs are not a modern phenomenon. There are records of people "haunted" by amputated appendages dating all the way back to the sixteenth century. Consequently, we have more than 500 years worth of theories about what causes phantom limbs--some quite ingenious.
That's it for the republishing of the old posts, for now at least. If you read the posts on art and/or metaphor, I hope you enjoyed them, and maybe even learned something. For administrative purposes, I'm including links to all 8 posts here:
Cognitive Science of Art
I just watched his TED talk recently. Link here, if you're interested.
Thanks!
He also did an amazing series of 5 Reith Lectures for the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2003/lecturer.shtml
Purple Numbers and Sharp Cheese lol
Dear Phil, do you have any experience with mirror neurons and rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis patients with severe cerebellar tremor?