The Human Brain Project Podcast

This week we speak to Katrin Amunts, Scientific Director of the Human Brain Project and Chair of the Science and Infrastructure Board. She discusses her work on brain mapping, the importance of collaboration in neuroscience, and her advice to young researchers.Amunts is also Professor of the C. and O. Vogt Institute for Brain Research at the University of Düsseldorf, and Director of the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine in INM-1 in Forschungszentrum Jülich.

In this episode we speak to Steven Laureys, a leading scientist in the Human Brain Project. He talks about his research on consciousness, his early fascination with the human mind, and the importance of mindfulness.Laureys is also Director of the Coma Science Group at the University of Liège, and Research Director at the Belgian National Fund of Scientific Research. He is the author of 'The No-Nonsense Meditation Book: A Scientist’s Guide to the Power of Meditation.’

This week we speak to Mihai Petrovici, a leading scientist in the Human Brain Project. He talks to us about his research on intelligence, his experience of growing up in a family of physicists, and what he does for fun outside of work.Petrovici is also Leader of the Neuro-inspired Theory, Modeling and Applications Group at the University of Bern.

In this episode, we speak to Roshan Cools, a leading scientist in the Human Brain Project. She talks about her research on neuropsychiatric disorders, the role of dopamine in the brain, and the relationship between resilience and mental health.Cools is also Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry at Radboud University Nijmegen. 

In this episode we speak to Steve Furber, a leading scientist in the Human Brain Project. He talks about how he developed his interest in computing at university, his work on the SpiNNaker neuromorphic computer, and his advice to young people to ‘keep as many doors open as possible.’Furber is also the ICL Professor of Computer Engineering in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester.