October's Book: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Geoff Aguirre, who helped develop early methods of fMRI analysis, will discuss the high points and low points of cognitive neuroimaging, from so-called “voodoo correlations” to sex differences that may or may not be…

October's Book: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Computational neuroscientist Gidi Nave, will guide us through chapter 12 on the role of computational models in the development of neuroscience, including the current excitement over deep learning. What is at issue is…

October's Book: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Clinical psychologist Robert DeRubeis will lead the discussion of chapter 13 on neurochemistry and its relation to our understanding of psychiatric disorders and their treatment. This chapter recounts exciting early…

October's Book: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Cellular neuroscientist Mike Kaplan, will discuss chapter 7 on the study of the neuron. Mike is an electrophysiologist and “Master of Ceremonies and head zookeeper at the Neurolab, an undergraduate teaching lab for…

October's Book: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Cognitive neuroscientist Anna Schapiro will lead the discussion of chapter 10 on the neuroscience of memory. This is one of neuroscience’s most successful areas of inquiry, linking cellular neuroscience…