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Big Brains, Small Brains

with Suzana Herculano-Houzel | Neuroscientist | Associate Professor of Psychology, Associate Director for Communications, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University

Pioneer Suzana Herculano-Houzel discusses the challenges and solutions of comparing brain size and function across species, and shares her groundbreaking insights into the uniqueness, or lack thereof, of the human brain.

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Module 1
Scaling and Sizes
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1.1 Scaling and Sizes
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1.2 Scaling and Sizes
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1.3 Proportions
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1.4 Power Laws, Scale Invariance...
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1.5 Power Laws, Scale...
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1.6 Power Laws, Scale Invariance...
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1.7 Power Laws
Module 2
Constraints and Diversity
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2.1 Constraints and Diversity
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2.2 Constraints and Diversity
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2.3 Constraints and Diversity
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2.4 Fractals
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2.5 Body Mass and Longevity
Module 3
Counting Neurons and Cortex Folding
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3.1 Brain Soup: The Isotropic...
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3.2 Brain Soup: The Isotropic...
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3.3 Multiple Ways of Making a...
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3.4 Multiple Ways of Making a...
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3.5 Implications for Humans and...
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3.6 Implications for Humans and...
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3.7 Suzana Herculano-Houzel Q&A
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3.8 Implications for Humans and...
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