Connectome: How the brain’s wiring makes us who we are

Sebastian Seung
RSA

Rising star in the field of neuroscience Sebastian Seung argues that our identity lies not in our genes but in the connections between our brain cells — and he describes the monumental task of mapping these “connectomes”, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse.

Listen to the podcast of the full event including audience Q&A: http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2012/connectome-how-the-br…