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Join us for a drink & an exploration of the latest in neuroscience, from deep within the brain to the complexities of the mind & body. We'll mark the closing of the Mental Work showroom with talks & demos from researchers exploring the brain in new & novel ways. Discover how Google is building comprehensive maps of connections within the brain; how the design for brain-computer interfaces at Campus Biotech benefits from art-science research, & see demos of new technology built around neuroscience.
Program
6:30pm - doors open 7:00pm - talks 8:30pm - demos, cocktails, music 10:00pm - doors close
Bios
Viren Jain,Google AI Viren Jain is a Research Scientist at Google in Mountain View, California where he leads a team pursuing advances in high-throughput, synaptic-resolution brain mapping. Prior to Google, Viren was a Group Leader at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Janelia Research Campus. Viren holds a PhD in Computation from MITandundergraduate degrees in Computer ScienceandCognitive Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Demos
Developed by a team of artists & scientists, RE/ME, a DART-supported project, is a tool that uses carefully designed patterns of touch & sound to positively influence the perception of a person's own body. The technology can also be used to create imaginative perceptions of one's physical size & shape.
Houssem Benmahfoudh (University of Geneva) presents his bio-inspired work on strongly decentralized but interconnected systems.
Partners
The swissnex San Francisco edition of Mental Work is made possible thanks to the generosity of theBertarelli Foundation,which tackles some the biggest challenges in neuroscience & marine conservation. Based in Switzerland, it supports research at Harvard Medical School andCampus Biotech,a neuroscience center in Geneva established by the Bertarelli family, the Wyss Foundation, the Ecole polytechnique fdrale de Lausanne (EPFL), & the University of Geneva. Part of theSwiss Touchcampaign, Mental Work receives additional support fromWearable Sensingandthe Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.
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