Ed Boyden, PhD - Towards Computer Simulations of the Brain

Ed Boyden, PhD is a Y. Eva Tan Professor in Neurotechnology at MIT and an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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BrainMind Science Collective

In this talk, Dr. Ed Boyden shares his visionary work at MIT on decoding and reengineering the brain: one molecule, one millisecond, and one micron at a time. A pioneer of optogenetics and expansion microscopy, Boyden reveals the evolving toolkit that allows scientists to control neurons with light, image electrical activity across whole brains, and physically expand brain tissue for nanoscale resolution. His lab now aims to integrate these tools (optical control, high-speed voltage imaging, and molecular mapping) into unified workflows that make full-brain simulation and systems-level understanding achievable. With implications spanning neuroscience, mental health, and brain repair, Boyden’s work lays the foundation for an era where we can not only map thought, but meaningfully intervene in it.

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