Brain Series #4:  “The Social Brain” (aired January 19, 2010) Watch the episode online, with full transcript: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10820 Featuring Charlie Rose with Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel. Panelists include: Cornelia Bargmann. She studies the genetic control of social behavior in simple animals such as worms and flies. She is also a professor at Rockefeller University. Kevin [...]

[pun alert!] Part 2 of the Charlie Rose brain series (watch online at: www.charlierose.com/view/collection/10702) focused on vision. I call your attention to two excerpts, especially in the context of President Obama’s announcement regarding the war in Afghanistan expected tonight. 1. In the first clip (6:42), his panelists (co-host Eric Kandel, Edward H. Adelson, Nancy Kanwisher, [...]

The second of the Charlie Rose 12-part monthly series on the human brain aired November 24th. . You can watch online at: www.charlierose.com/view/collection/10702. Or view my highlighted excerpts here. His guests for the second show, “The Perceiving Brain – Sight and Visual Perception,” included: Eric Kandel — co-host of the series, 2000 Nobel Laureate (Physiology/Biology), [...]

In late October, Charlie Rose began a 12-part series on the human brain. The second episode is scheduled for airing on PBS stations the week of November 24. According to www.charlierose.com, the topic will be: “The Perceiving Brain – Sight and Visual Perception. With scientists Tony Movshon, Nancy Kanwisher, Ted Adelson, Pawan Sinha” His guests [...]