Series 2 underwin by the Siemens Foundation coming up. Funding for charlie rose was provided by the following viii. Additional funding provided by these funder its . From our studios in new york city this is charlie rose. Tonight we continue our exploration of our magnificent human brain with a consideration of president obamas new Brain Initiative. The president announced in april the new effort which seeks to revolutionize our understanding of 9 human brain. He has described the initiative as one of his administrations grand challenges for the 21st century. Project has drawn comparisons to the human again only project as well as president kenny kennedys 1961 challenge to land a human on the moon in 10 years. Two National Student of Health Directors helping to lead the initiative join us now, story landis, thomas insel and with us are colonelia bargmann of Rockefeller University and William Newsome of standford. They are cochairs of the Advisory Board for the initiative. An once again
Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Rose tonight we continue our journey to the most exciting frontier of science, the brain, last month, we examined how the brain interprets information from the five senses, focusing on the visual system. Tonight well show you how the brain uses that information to interact with the outside world. Our subject is the acting brain. Taken together, the parts of the Central Nervous system devoteed to movement are known as the motor system. The motor system allows to us plan, coordinate every action needed to survive in the physical world. All of the movements we make from the breathing of our heart to the hitting of a tennis ball are controlled by the brain and nervous system. As the legendary biologist charles sharng on the once said to move things is all that mankind can do and for this task the soul excue tonight is a muscle whether it be a whispering of the syllable or felling of a fores
Children, and for the families of the adults who were lost. Our hearts are broken for the parents of the survivors as well. For as blessed as they are to have their Children Home tonight, they know that their childrens innocence has been torn away from them too early. And there are no words that will ease their pain. As a country we have been through this too many times. Whether its in Elementary School in newton or a Shopping Mall in oregon or a temp el in wisconsin, or a movie these never aurora or a Street Corner in chicago, these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods. And these children are our children. And were going have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this regardless of the politics. This evening michelle and i will do what i know every parent in america will do, which is have our hold our children a little tighter and well tell them that we love them. And well remind each other how deeply we love one another but there are families in co
Today. For the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children, and for the families of the adults who were lost. Our hearts are broken for the parents of the survivors as well. For as blessed as they are to have their Children Home tonight, they know that their childrens innocence has been torn away from them too early. And there are no words that will ease their pain. As a country we have been through this too many times. Whether its in Elementary School in newton or a Shopping Mall in oregon or a temp el in wisconsin, or a movie these never aurora or a Street Corner in chicago, these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods. And these children are our children. And were going have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this regardless of the politics. This evening michelle and i will do what i know every parent in america will do, which is have our hold our children a little tighter and well tell them that we love them. And well
Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Rose tonight we continue our journey to the most exciting frontier of science, the brain, last month, we examined how the brain interprets information from the five senses, focusing on the visual system. Tonight well show you how the brain uses that information to interact with the outside world. Our subject is the acting brain. Taken together, the parts of the Central Nervous system devoteed to movement are known as the motor system. The motor system allows to us plan, coordinate every action needed to survive in the physical world. All of the movements we make from the breathing of our heart to the hitting of a tennis ball are controlled by the brain and nervous system. As the legendary biologist charles sharng on the once said to move things is all that mankind can do and for this task the soul excue tonight is a muscle whether it be a whispering of the syllable or felling of a fores