How the Brain Works, Curing Blindness & How to Navigate a Career Path | Dr. E.J. Chichilnisky

In this episode, my guest is Dr. E.J. Chichilnisky, Ph.D., a
professor of neurosurgery and ophthalmology at Stanford University.
He studies how we see and uses that information to build artificial
eyes that restore vision to the blind.  We discuss how
understanding the retina (the light-sensing brain tissue that lines
the back of our eyes) is critical to knowing how our brain works
more generally.  We discuss brain augmentation with
biologically informed prostheses, robotics, and AI and what this
means for medicine and humanity.  We also discuss E.J.’s
unique journey into neuroscience and how changing fields multiple
times, combined with some wandering, taught him how to guide his
decision-making in all realms of life.  This episode ought to
be of interest to anyone interested in learning how the brain works
from a world-class neuroscientist, those interested in the future
of brain therapeutics and people seeking inspiration and tools for
navigating their own professional and life journey. For show notes,
including referenced articles and additional resources, please
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https://wakingup.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Dr. E.J.
Chichilnisky (00:02:47) Sponsors: LMNT & Waking Up (00:06:06)
Vision & Brain; Retina (00:11:23) Retina & Visual
Processing (00:18:37) Vision in Humans & Other Animals, Color
(00:23:01) Studying the Human Retina (00:26:33) Sponsor: AG1
(00:31:16) Cell Types (00:36:00) Determining Cell Function in
Retina (00:43:39) Retinal Cell Types & Stimuli (00:49:27)
Retinal Prostheses, Implants (01:00:25) Artificial Retina,
Augmenting Vision (01:07:12) Neuroengineering, Neuroaugmentation
& Specificity (01:17:01) Building a Smart Device, AI (01:20:02)
Neural Prosthesis, Paralysis; Specificity (01:25:21)
Neurodegeneration; Adult Neuroplasticity; Implant Specificity
(01:34:00) Career Journey, Music & Dance, Neuroscience 
(01:42:55) Self-Understanding, Coffee; Self-Love, Meditation &
Yoga (01:47:50) Body Signals & Decisions; Beauty (01:57:49)
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