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SUMMARY:What’s special about the human brain - Prof. Colin Blakemore
DTSTART:20130305T200000Z
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CONTACT:Mareike Herzog
DESCRIPTION:Come to enjoy this interesting talk and join us for a wine rec
 eption afterwards. The talk is FREE for members and 2£ for non-members.\n
 \n————————\n\nThis talk will be delivered by the former Ch
 ief Executive of the British Medical Research Council - currently Professo
 r of Neuroscience at Oxford\, specializing in vision and the development o
 f the brain. He has been called "one of the most powerful scientists in th
 e UK".\n\n--------------\n\nThe human brain is big\, but not as large as t
 hat of an elephant\, some whales or even Neanderthal man. The fundamental 
 features of our nerve cells and our cerebral cortex are very similar to th
 ose of a mouse. One after another\, the so-called unique characteristics o
 f human cognition have been demonstrated in other species (including in Sc
 rub Jays\, with tiny brains). Yet there clearly is something different abo
 ut human beings. Elephants can’t talk. Scrub Jays haven’t invented sci
 ence. And we got rid of Neanderthal man! So\, what exactly is special abou
 t the human brain?
LOCATION:Department of Pharmacology Lecture Theatre
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