# A neural portrait of the human mind

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2014
- Speaker: Nancy Kanwisher
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_kanwisher_a_neural_portrait_of_the_human_mind)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Brain imaging pioneer Nancy Kanwisher, who uses fMRI scans to see activity in brain regions (often her own), shares what she and her colleagues have learned: The brain is made up of both highly specialized components and general-purpose "machinery." Another surprise: There's so much left to learn.

## Lectures

1. [A neural portrait of the human mind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/nancy_kanwisher_a_neural_portrait_of_the_human_mind/9288682cbfc0), 18 min (TED's player)