What do we really know about the human brain? What exciting research is being done now and what discoveries may be just around the corner? Professors of computational biology, biological psychology, computational linguistics and a neuroanatomist weigh in on the triumphs and the trends.

Panellists:

Anders Lansner, Professor of Computational Biology at Stockholm University and affiliated professor of Computer science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Håkan Fischer, Professor of Biological Psychology at the Department of Psychology at Stockholm University

Marie Öhman, Professor of Molecular Biosciences at Stockholm University

Jill Bolte Taylor, American neuroanatomist, author, and inspirational public speaker with more than 17 million views on TED Talk "My stroke of insight". Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched her brain functions; motion, speech and self-awareness, shut down one by one.

Crosstalks is an academic web talk show with researchers from two of Sweden’s top universities, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University. An international academic forum on global topics and leading research from the two universities. During three years 117 recognized researchers participated on a variety of topics.

Recorded 2015