What We Don’t Know About the Brain | Vincent Cheung | TEDxCUHK скачать в хорошем качестве

What We Don’t Know About the Brain | Vincent Cheung | TEDxCUHK

Have you ever wondered “why does my brain work this way”? Surprisingly enough, even neuroscientists can’t seem to wrap their brains around this question! The brain is arguably one of the most important, intriguing, and equally perplexing organs of our body. Despite the years of progress in modern neuroscience, there are quite a few perplexing issues that persist in our understanding of the brain. As Albert Einstein famously said, “As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it,” and Professor Vincent Cheung, who has years of expertise studying neuroscientific patterns will highlight the current blindspots in this field. Understanding our own brain gives us the opportunity to rebirth our own behaviour and our own personalities. But first, we might have to rebirth our approach to neuroscientific study! Let’s see how Professor Cheung elaborates on the modern issues about understanding the brain. We hope you enjoy this mind-boggling talk! Vincent is Assistant Professor at The School of Biomedical Sciences of CUHK. An MIT-trained neuroscientist and biomedical engineer, he is interested in how the human nervous system generates voluntary movement, and translating this knowledge into viable rehabilitative technologies for stroke survivors. His research findings have appeared in journals such as Nature Communications and PNAS. Vincent is a passionate teacher. The recipient of The Angus MacDonald Teaching Award at MIT (2006) and Teachers of the Year Award at CUHK (2021), Vincent directs courses in neuroscience and human anatomy at CUHK’s Faculty of Medicine. Beyond science, Vincent is an avid classical pianist. He is particularly proud of his recital series that featured the complete works for piano and strings by Brahms and Schumann. At RTHK Radio 4, he has co-hosted multiple music-related programs, one of which was a Bronze winner at New York Festivals for World’s Best Radio Programs (2017). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx