How Your Brain Works: Neuroscience Experiments for Everyone
Presenter:
Greg Gage, Talks at Google
Time:
55:45
Summary
Neuroscientist and author Greg Gage discusses his recent book "How Your Brain Works: Neuroscience Experiments for Everyone", a detailed guide on how to discover the hidden electrical world inside your nervous system using DIY, hands-on experiments, for all ages. No MD or PhD required!
Transcript
Hey everyone. Welcome to Talks at Google. I'm at Bon Jovi, and I'm delighted to be welcoming is our guest for today, Greg Gage. Greg is an NIH award winning neuroscientist, author and co founder of Backyard Brains, an organization developing open source tools to support amateur scientists and students. Greg has been the recipient of numerous awards for both his work as a neuroscientist and his support for citizen science, notably earning the White House Champion of Change award from President Barack Obama.
Greg is here with us today to discuss his new book, how your brain works neuroscience experiments for everyone. With his co author, Tim Marzullo, Greg outlines a detailed guide for how to discover the hidden electrical world inside your nervous system, using DIY hands on experiments suitable for all ages.