French Science Seminar (Cafe des Sciences); Dr. Philip Low
Dr. Philip Low
"From Seurat to iBrain: an Introduction to Neural Pointillism"
June, 24th 7:00pm
Lecture in English
Free event
Empress Hotel
Torrey Room
7766 Fay Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037
Dr.Philip Low
Founder, Chairman & CEO, NeuroVigil, Inc.
Adjunct Professor, Stanford School of Medicine
Visiting Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Affiliate, the Salk Institute fro Biological Studies
ABSTRACT:
Severe neuropathologies are usually diagnosed after significant, largely irreversible brain damage has already occured. Dr. Low's goal is for people to reliably have access to their own brain health in real time, well in advance of the onset of cognitive symptoms. To this end, he has developed groundbreaking computational techniques, inspired bu Pointillism paintings, which do not require data from loud and costly brain scanners or multichannel electrode arrays which restrict a person's overall ability to freely interact with the world. Instead, these algorithms allow for a rapid quantification, analysis, and classification of data froma single channel of Electroencephalogram (EEG); obviate the need for manual analysis; and use the dynamic range of sleep EEGs as a window into brain activity.
These new techniques have made possible the identification of known brain patterns in unexpected places, such as in birds, as well as novel brain patterns in humans including a novel human sleep state. Dr. Low will discuss these findings and cover new approaches NeuroVigil has developed to dramatically simplify the single-channel data in humans and other species, including the iBrain, enabling widespread comparative analysis of neural activity as well as early testing of novel pharmaceutical drugs.
The "French Science Seminar" is a series of scientific conferences for the general public-usually in French-organized since 2010 by he French Office for Science and Technology in Los Angeles.
Each event is an opportunity for the French and French-speaking communities to meet a French scientist working in California and learn more about her or his research. The talk is followed by an informal reception so that attendees can exchange while enjoying some wine.
Theses events are free and open to the public. They are excellent opportunity to meet new people and learn about science.
Organized bu the French Office for Science and Technology in partnership with the Alliance Francaise de San Diego, the San Diego French-American Chamber of Commerce and San Diego French BioBeach.
Alliance Francaise de San Diego
6640 Lusk Blvd suite 104
San Diego, Ca 92121
(858)550-0144
www.afsandiego.org
