https://www.scienceblogs.com/ en https://www.scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2010/01/20/tedtalks-vs-ramachandran-talks <span>TEDTalks: VS Ramachandran Talks About The Neurons that Shaped Civilization</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><span style="font-size: 10px">tags: <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/neurobiology" rel="tag">neurobiology</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/The+Neurons+that+Shaped+Civilization" rel="tag">The Neurons that Shaped Civilization</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/mirror+neurons" rel="tag">mirror neurons</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Ghandi+neurons" rel="tag">Ghandi neurons</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/social+behavior" rel="tag">social behavior</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Lamarkian+evolution" rel="tag">Lamarkian evolution</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Darwinian+evolution" rel="tag">Darwinian evolution</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/VS+Ramachandran" rel="tag">VS Ramachandran</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/TEDTalks" rel="tag">TEDTalks</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/streaming+video" rel="tag">streaming video</a></span></p> <p>Neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran outlines the fascinating functions of mirror neurons. Only recently discovered, these neurons allow us to learn complex social behaviors, some of which formed the foundations of human civilization as we know it. </p> <!--more--><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t0pwKzTRG5E&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t0pwKzTRG5E&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;showinfo=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><p> <a target="window" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector">TEDTalks</a> 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. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. </p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/author/grrlscientist" lang="" about="/author/grrlscientist" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">grrlscientist</a></span> <span>Tue, 01/19/2010 - 23:59</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/behavior" hreflang="en">behavior</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/biology" hreflang="en">biology</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/evolution" hreflang="en">evolution</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/streaming-videos" hreflang="en">streaming videos</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/brain" hreflang="en">brain</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/civilization" hreflang="en">civilization</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/culture" hreflang="en">Culture</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/ghandi-neurons" hreflang="en">Ghandi neurons</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/mirror-neurons" hreflang="en">mirror neurons</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/neurobiology" hreflang="en">neurobiology</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/streaming-video" hreflang="en">streaming video</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/tedtalks" hreflang="en">TEDTalks</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/video" hreflang="en">Video</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/vs-ramachandran" hreflang="en">VS Ramachandran</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/behavior" hreflang="en">behavior</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/biology" hreflang="en">biology</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/evolution" hreflang="en">evolution</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/streaming-videos" hreflang="en">streaming videos</a></div> </div> </div> <section> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2072418" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1263973612"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>My goodness, I think he is my new hero.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2072418&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="UplHKUXAS4MgV1DAxXp6vhPXtf6zlzNTzotim39zoMM"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://tabordays.blogspot.com" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Tabor (not verified)</a> on 20 Jan 2010 <a href="https://www.scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/22418/feed#comment-2072418">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2072419" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1264623606"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Ramachandran is an awe inspiring speaker. I was sitting having lunch today and nearly jumped out of my seat when I saw two vehicles have a near miss collision. - mirror neurons got a great workout. Thanks for the video.</p> <p>joanna</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2072419&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="Q4qCpXsfaSvU_34z9eMMDpgzZ7JajylI4c2mgS1NIp8"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.counsellingsydney.com.au" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" content="Therapist &amp;amp; Psychologist Sydney">Therapist &amp;amp… (not verified)</a> on 27 Jan 2010 <a href="https://www.scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/22418/feed#comment-2072419">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> </section> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="comment-forbidden"><a href="/user/login?destination=/grrlscientist/2010/01/20/tedtalks-vs-ramachandran-talks%23comment-form">Log in</a> to post comments</li></ul> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:59:03 +0000 grrlscientist 90261 at https://www.scienceblogs.com