Razor-Edge Robotics

[Above brief video--which is not the video I'm writing about below--features a BC-I robot controlled by a monkey's brain via the Internet. One of Kawato's many accomplishments.]

title Towards Manipulative Neuroscience based on Brain-Network-Interface
description Kawato describes his work with robotics and neurobiology, working towards better brain computer interfaces. Another interesting video on razor-edge research (beyond cutting edge) from Neuroinformatics 2008. There are some technical problems; fast-forward a bit because the speaker begins at 2:38, and audio begins at 3:36.
producer International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility
featuring Mitsuo Kawato
format Flash
date 07/09/08
length 00:58:12
link http://neuroinformatics2008.org/congress-movies/Mitsuo%20Kawato.flv/view

Tags: brain video lecture neuroinformatics neuroscience neurobiology robotics neurorobotics robot haptic software BCI

Neuroscientist from Age Four

title Enter the "i of the vortex"
description Rodolfo Llinás discusses his youth and education in Bogota, Colombia, and aspects of motricity, neurophysiology, and consciousness investigated in his career as a "founding father of brain science." Part of The Science Studio interview series on the exquisite yet underexposed Science Network. A PDF transcript is available.
producer The Science Network
featuring Rodolfo Llinás, Roger Bingham
format Flash
date 17/04/07
length 01:12:00
link http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/the-science-studio/enter-the-i-of-the-vortex

Tags: brain video interview neuroscience history education neurophysiology consciousness neurostimulation free_will nanotechnology

Positive Psychology

title Martin Seligman: What positive psychology can help you become
description Via The Psychological Channel, a new online psych video resource, the founder of positive psychology talks about how it may help people optimize non-disordered lives, rather than focus on pathology. A TED Talk with their usual high presentation standards.
producer TED Talks
featuring Martin Seligman
format Flash, mp4
date **/02/04
length 00:23:41
link http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/martin_seligman_on_the_state_of_psychology.html

Tags: brain video lecture psychology positive happiness

Sleeping Pills: More Harm than Good

title How Sleeping Pills Can Harm You
description "Can sleeping pills do more harm than good? Join us for this provocative and informative program exploring the new class of 'improved' sleeping pills [the 'Z drugs' zolpidem/Ambien, zaleplon, and zopiclone]. According to recent research by Daniel Kripke, M.D., professor of psychiatry at UCSD School of Medicine, sleeping pills may increase depression and lead to a higher incidence of certain diseases. Sleeping pills may actually shorten people's lives." Dr. Kripke has been researching sleep, sleeping pills, and the benefits of light treatment for over 30 years. Related: Ambien Outrage is a consumer site compiling anecdotal evidence on people victimized by the drug.
producer SIRA (Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging)
featuring Daniel Kripke, MD
format Flash
date 11/09/09
length 00:57:01
link http://www.ucsd.tv/search-details.asp?showID=14203

Tags: brain video vodcast lecture sleep chronobiology insomnia psychopharmacology sedative Ambien phototherapy