What is Brainstorm? The BrainStorm Neuroscience Pitch Competition™ is the latest way in which Mind Science supports early-career neuroscientists. The Competition has a specific focus on funding for young researchers teamed with senior primary investigators, working on...
Casey Tharpe and Mike Elliot from Texas Speedcubing demonstrate their incredible skills in solving a Rubrik’s cube. The catch? Mike Elliot takes direction from Casey Tharpe while blindfolded to solve the scrambled cube! BrainStorm Neuroscience Pitch Competition...
THE PROJECT: Why exactly does “absence make the heart grow fonder?” Merridee Lefner and Matthew Wanat (The University of Texas at San Antonio) are analyzing the neurobiology of motivated behavior. How does dopamine work in influencing our responses to rewards and...
THE PROJECT: Lorenzo Ciccione (Collège de France, PSL University) and Stanislas Dehaene (Collège de France) are examining how our brains extract information from plots and charts. Scientists have discovered many people do not understand complex data visualizations....
World-renowned illusionist Mark Mitton delights and awes the crowd with interactive perception-versus-reality ‘tricks’ while audience votes are being tallied for the winner of BrainStorm 2019. Mark Mitton is a professional magician who is fascinated by using magic to...
