Mapping Minds is the White Whale of Brain Science
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 935 Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Understanding exactly how the billions of neurons and trillions of connections in our brains could be one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history. And, surprisingly, we’re not as far off from that as you might think. In episode 2 of our brain series, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Forrest Collman who helped create the most detailed brain diagram ever made. Sam also digs into how much microplastic is really in our heads and how our brain might be an unreliable narrator.
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| 1:04.4 | In the last 50 years, neuroscience has gone through a massive transformation. |
| 1:09.9 | Advances in technology and research allowed neuroscientists |
| 1:12.9 | to better understand the dynamics and functions of the brain through things like detailed |
| 1:17.4 | imaging, deep brain stimulation, and brain computer interfaces, just to name a few. But there's still |
| 1:23.6 | a lot to learn about the most complex organ in our bodies. So in part two of our |
| 1:28.5 | brain series, we're going to dig into some newer discoveries that illuminate the power and |
| 1:33.2 | nuance of our brains. I'll speak with Dr. Forrest Coleman from the Allen Institute about |
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| 1:43.9 | about how much plastic is in our brains |
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