From LSD to AI with Switzerland's Brain Explorers | Hello World with Ashlee Vance

[@AshleeVanceHelloWorld]

This episode will make you cry and then smile. Most touching story we've ever filmed. Well done, Switzerland.

[@njsharkee70]

The episodes have been amazing lately Ashlee. Love seeing it before going to sleep out here. Headed back to the States soon....

[@Three_Random_Words]

Anyone know the movie with the female at 19:08 and 19:15 ?

[@pikiwiki]

Tha Swiss don't miss

[@xxyy_6969]

Dude did you ever live in South Africa? You look so familiar.

[@stefanschleps8758]

Thank you for doing so and for sharing with us. Imagine where we'll be by the end of this century! Food for thought.

[@wmanadeau7860]

After a surgery in which nerve plexuses were damaged, resulting in the inability to raise my right arm above my shoulder. I began physical therapy to regain the full use of my right arm. One therapist came up with the idea of using my fingers, which still worked well, to climb my hand up a wall until my arm was overhead. Within a month I had regained full use of my right arm, once my nerves remapped to enable the motion. The brain had to relearn using certain muscle groups in certain ways resulted in certain motions.

[@MMABeijing]

Your PT is world class

[@wmanadeau7860]

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[@nosouponhead]

I've heard this works from multiple people actually (the "climb the hand up the wall" technique).

[@epic.histories.beyond]

It's an amazing series about Switzerland! I really enjoyed both episodes. I feel that institutes like EPFL and ETH Zurich deserve a lot of credit for Switzerland's dominance in many high-tech fields and the startup boom.

[@homo-sapiens-dubium]

they are excellent in research but lack in teaching - because professors - as so often - are not chosen for didacticts but their research. Its the students getting the jist of that. Speaking from experience!

[@xothehost123]

@@homo-sapiens-dubiumhey, do you know if I could obtain an scholarship to go there and study? I’m from Latin America but I speak English fluently.

[@melgem2252]

@@xothehost123 tuition at ETH is not very expensive (~800CHF per semester), living there is the main cost so I'm not sure if theres a way that the uni gives you a scholarship but a lot of people I know have had scholarships from their home country, so you might have to look into what kind of scholarships your country can offer

[@xothehost123]

@@melgem2252 Thank you for the info! And yes, my main concern is the cost of living and the language. But honestly my only real concern is the language since I saw that they only offer their courses in German mostly. The cost of living doesn't concern me as much since I'd find a way to get away with that.

[@ScaleScarborough-jq8zx]

And it’s vast and concentrated wealth doesn’t hurt things.

[@rolfw2336]

This docu hits it out of the park.. thanks Ashlee! I really enjoyed the interviews with the different scientists.

[@yeeesssssss]

I'm stunned, this is so amazing. thanks to everyone who's working on this. absolutely crazy!!! proud of my fellow swiss people

[@lesogardtherider887]

I'm not from Swiss but also very proud of this amazing people ❤

[@miikalewandowski7765]

Fascinating! This experiment with the poking robot finger was also carried out to investigate the experience with "night mares". It turned out that this phenomenon is related to the asynchrony between body and mind. As it was said at the end of the video, our body constantly performs a check of its spatial position - even while we sleep. But sometimes it happens that people who wake up can open their eyes, but their body is still in sleep paralysis. The intensity of this experience varies from person to person. Often they feel a presence in the room. Something in the periphery of their eyes. Sometimes it is a mystical person standing in a certain part of the room, or a shadowy spider slowly approaching from the ceiling. The now less mystical explanation for these reports is the aforementioned asynchrony between body and mind, which causes the body to make us believe that another body is standing in the room. In this case the foreign body is only the manifested expectation of the own spatial body position. And now this experiment is being studied for possible Parkinson's early diagnosis. I wonder if there is a correlation to night mare episodes and Parkinson?

[@kemueeel]

Several of my mom's siblings have had these sleep paralysis for decades. I had it three times, a very spooky/scary experience. I also used to think that it's just our mind's attempts at trying to process/explain this unexplainable experience and the mind just brings up whatever kinda makes sense in this situation and creates these images/silhouettes of mystical creatures from the past database/experiences like movies, stories, cartoons etc.; and then 15 years later demons were cast out of me at a church which I walked into as an atheist lol. This is a real story and I was oh-so-humbled and traumatized because I was totally unprepared. There is so much more in this existence that we don't know/choose not to educate ourselves.

[@dio8636]

I had sleep paralysis 3 or 4 nights, several times each night. Twice when I was 16. I woke up, couldn't move, and when I opened my eyes a very old lady was screaming right in my face, like almost touching me and I could almost feel her breath on my face. Then the same happened with an old man. I had never heard of sleep paralysis ebfore and it took years before I found out it was a real thing. Then, the next 2 times were last month actually. I woke up, couldn't move, didn't hallucinate any people but I kept trying desperately to get up as I was aware I could hallucinate one any minute. Then I'd succeed in getting up, or moving, but then I'd blink my eye and I Would STILL be paralysed. I hallucinated I had succeeded in getting up about 15-20 times, it was horrible lol. Once I even made it to the toilet only to blink and still be paralyzed in my bed. It took so much effort trying to move that I eventually fell back asleep not having moved a single toe. Which is what you should try if it ever happens to you! Moving a toe or a finger will wake your body up and enable the rest of your limbs to move after. Just didn't work for me because I was on sleeping pills and my body was too tired. But for normal people it should work

[@dannydetonator]

Most of people i know have had the sleep paralysis, luckily without scary hallucination in my case (i've had them while awake though, beyond scary). We have aord for it in my language, known for at least centuries, attributed to an evil spirit, "lietuvēns". This is the best explanation yet, don't know about the supernatural - as everything is natural, if yet unexplained.

[@sofiarodriguez7503]

These vids should be the viral ones

[@matthewbarrett5863]

This is truly an amazing beginning. When the development of this technology is able respond quicker and control the movement further, new connectivity can be built to allow the brain to directly control movement. WOW! Great work!

[@aleksandrapopov1676]

My favorite series!!! Charlot's story!!!!

[@isajoha9962]

"Separating Fleinsteins from Flimbeciles with fly-Q test", great I learned something new today. 🙃

[@joezap]

Credit to Bill Hicks 1:21

[@RichardGolD-wz3is]

Nooo, it is Bill Gates or Bill Clinton

[@TurdFurgeson275]

Super interesting video. I never would have thought a mouse would be a milestone for AI development. I wish there was some more LSD talk though. Its always super interesting to hear a legitimate scientist's view on something like that.

[@churblefurbles]

Its not, the neuronetwork research behind AI is decades old, we just didn't have the hardware to run it until now.

[@user-uj9cc5ch5p]

I am glad there real hope for conditions that people find hopeless. Mr. X

[@samxu7183]

I am debating going into PhD in AI field at moment. And this is clearly a great motivation for me. Great video, Bravo!

[@raoultesla2292]

If you get your NeuraLink implants now, you can synch to OpenAI and design better cyborgs.

[@TurdFurgeson275]

What universities have AI PhD programs? I'm asking out of curiosity, not being critical :)

[@samxu7183]

@@TurdFurgeson275 any uni have CS or CompEng will have AI program. For PhD, it's more how u plan ur research, instead of comparing to undergrad u following what ever curriculum ur program offers.

[@BrutusMyChild]

Dude, the Swiss are so much ahead of everyone else in the world right now. They are going to evolve into something else first. Who’s noticing this happen?

[@coolfarazadil199]

neurons are like talking people whoever speaks the loudest or the most accurate we listen to it as a thought and other neurons like a civilization, fact check the thought with the stored memories and they all start to talk about it and we call them thoughts, that is what I think happens according to my experiences. There are almost people like neurons living in our head.

[@Amir-ob2ft]

Absolutely fantastic and mindblowing brainy research!

[@HolloMatlala1]

Onward is HOPE

[@leeannalovestherain]

Here we go ! Just sat down

[@H3LLS4NG3L]

My paternal grandfather died of Parkinson's related complications, I would love the chance to try the poking machine at some point. I've never felt the sensation they described, but I'm only 35.

[@HKallioGoblin]

Its great to get something in public about telepathic technology. People should talk a lot more about this, and its opportunities.

[@peterbodofsnik9429]

Love this series

[@AshleeVanceHelloWorld]

Thank you!

[@quickcinemarecap]

00:07 Switzerland's brain explorers are pushing the frontiers of neuroscience, computers, and AI. 03:21 Electrical stimulation can reactivate disconnected parts of the spinal cord, aiding in motor function after spinal cord injuries. 05:38 Stimulation technology helps improve mobility and mental state for individuals with paralysis. 08:28 Combining brain computer interfaces with spinal implants to enable patients to control their bodies through thoughts. 11:15 Teaching mice to play video games and record their neural activity to develop new AI algorithms. 13:30 Using real brains to improve artificial brains 15:55 Studying animal brains to create highly capable robots 18:19 The brain represents our body and creates a sense of self and consciousness. 20:09 The use of VR and robotics to induce hallucinations in Parkinson's patients could serve as an early warning system for the disease. 22:23 Advancements in neuroscience are breaking down barriers between disciplines. You Can't Judge A Video By Its Cover. you can by its first few chapters and certainly by its last.

[@user-yw5gl8fc3j]

great cinematography

[@gwbaker]

Excellent episode! This series is simply excellent. Ashlee has a way of exploring and expressing fascinating subjects that is enlightening and entertaining - like listening to your favorite professor delve into a subject.

[@bridgetgear8621]

Ashley never disappoints. This was unbelievable…

[@windelk.9500]

You got to have nerves to go so deep in the human brain. Doctors and researchers are the real unsung hero lol

[@bambang303378]

When one does not wasting their time waging wars all over the world. This is the stuff that one can achieve.

[@_Admin]

what a time to be alive

[@Dcool97]

Beautiful. Makes you feel inspired and excited about the future.

[@ageofdoge]

Video starts with LSD but doesn't explain at all how it's relevant to the stuff talked about in the rest of the video, such as regenerating nerves. It was just this guy on a bike felt weird. Such a missed opportunity.

[@Psyminds]

Its about what the swiss have done in regards to brain/mind research. Its relevant because its a previous achievement in a relevant field from the same country.

[@ageofdoge]

@@Psyminds yeah, but they didn't actually say anything about it

[@abfal2003]

Danke Professor Miguel Nicolelis.

[@2devaa]

Love this series ❤

[@benmatt8940]

This was the most informative video I’ve in months, great work 👍

[@user-bp8yg3ko1r]

Incredible video!

[@AshleeVanceHelloWorld]

Thank you!

[@goldenantenterprises]

This is not a new idea. Jose Delgado stopped a charging bull using a brain electrode decades ago. I suggested to 2 enthusiasts of this technology in Brisbane (Australia) that music is a better type of deep brain stimulation. They agreed.

[@RevPeter-oh1gt]

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[@johnaweiss]

I love it. An international history/tech show where the host is like, "Where am I? Is this Lake Geneva? Wait, isn't Lake Geneva near Buffalo, New York?"

[@AshleeVanceHelloWorld]

I mean, I did try and Google it

[@Getawaymoments]

Excellent! and making bed head cool again.

[@LoVeLoVe-bi2rq]

1:15 stopped watching after they literally attributed bill hicks statement to albert hoffman, pretending that hoffman had this realization on acid, tf

[@AshleeVanceHelloWorld]

Sorry if that's how it came off. I was really just trying to inject some Hicks into the bit

[@seanburton5298]

Fantastic! Better than neuralink?

[@mossibility]

I have an atrophied cerebellum. As a result, my vestibular sensory system is seriously compromised. I can't walk without technical assistance, (a walker),I have no precision in my movements. The diagnosis for me is spinocerebellar ataxia. I've recently received TMS treatment (transcranial magnetic stimulation). The treatment has helped my cognition but it didn't help my balance, so I still can't walk. The onset of this condition started when I was 53, I'm 69 now. Most of it is hereditary, I've spent years trying to find an effective treatment. Any ideas Mr. Vance?

[@cezaravelar6259]

Obrigado Miguel Nicolelispor possibilitar tudo isso!

[@qjtvaddict]

Perfect we can revise ADA accordingly

[@WellActualllyyy]

wow that company onward is incredible

[@angellestat2730]

15:32 So this is like the Squid Game, but for flies.

[@qjtvaddict]

Drug bans need to be reevaluated

[@bnolan3959]

Bill Hicks🙏 1:22

[@AshleeVanceHelloWorld]

You win

[@bnolan3959]

I’m happy to experience this win for all of us 😉

[@RichardGolD-wz3is]

Nolan wolan Bolan dolan

[@BrutusMyChild]

Yeah, I see where this is going. I've seen that one part in Wanted.

[@mystuff9999]

All the presented science is incredible but what I can not get over is the idea of mice playing SNES Super Mario Kart 🤯😂

[@geompalik]

Impressed! Thank you for this video!

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[@user-if1ly5sn5f]

The average person doesn’t know this is possible? Bro i been thinking and understanding this for a bit now and idk how people don’t see it or understand.

[@d.e.7467]

I wish similar research re brain to SCI (spinal cord injury) was conducted here in the states. I would sign up in a heart beat. Going to Europe is financially and practically much too difficult. I participated in a study in Florida and had to raise the funds to do so.

[@AshleeVanceHelloWorld]

Onward should be coming to the US soon

[@rubncarmona]

props on the writing, using key memes from the psychedelic community at the beginning. Great research indeed

[@MekazaBitrusty]

I still believe it’s wrong to paralyse a rat for research. 😢

[@emdadsami]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 02:14 🩹 *Swiss researchers, including Onward, use spinal cord stimulation for paralyzed individuals, providing hope for spinal cord injuries.* 04:34 ⚡ *Electric stimulation with paddle leads reactivates spinal cord parts, letting patients regain control of paralyzed muscles.* 08:54 🧠 *Onward plans to merge brain computer interfaces with spinal implants, allowing thought-controlled actions, advancing neurotechnology.* 11:27 🐭 *Swiss neuroscientists, like Mackenzie Mathis, use mice playing video games to study neural activity for better AI algorithms.* 19:21 👻 *Olaf Blanke's VR and robotics induce a ghostly presence, exploring the brain's self-representation and potential early Parkinson's detection.* Made with HARPA AI

[@laskatz3626]

Great work happening.

[@larrykriegshauser4358]

Bill Hicks! Give credit!

[@RichardGolD-wz3is]

Life like Larry just like SpongeBob SquarePants movie

[@shaileshgandhi]

Wonderful and Inspiring

[@sykoteddy]

Great intro, realized at 0.46 it was taken from Albert Hoffman's Bicycle Day =)

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[@brunoruegg2172]

spending money for a great cause, thanks Switzerland

[@RichardGolD-wz3is]

Nooo, you're not

[@ytubeguruji863]

It is fascinating how the scientific knowledge has emerged, though my concern is about its implementation. It is probably going to be so costly that anyone in need could afford 😢

[@TatianadaCostaCookieDesign]

Douglas Adams was right!

[@flymacseamus3474]

This had absolutely nothing to do with LSD

[@joeyw7325]

This is amazing but I bet insurance companies will fight tooth and nail to not pay for it

[@aaronr.9644]

this amazing!

[@Jolie.jglucky]

Miracle simple electrodes ELECTRICITY❤❤❤

[@Motumi1]

It's sometimes a little sadning that in many countries, an average person doesn't know much about AI. Meanwhile, it's going to run the world and reshape it. Great documentary, though.

[@gamingbeast710]

impressive

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

I wonder how much detailed data is being communicated to the spinal cord... It probably needs some nuanced information to regulate body movement well. There's also the question of getting suitable feedback so that you know what you're standing on so you can balance and walk effectively.

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[@leonardmichaelwrinch446]

Flash back🤗

[@andrewweaver2517]

April 19, 1943 > Dark Star > Oct 30, 2023 > The Other One.

[@ShravanSamsi]

Amazing 🤩

[@TreCayUltimateLife]

I have a question. In a typically functioning human during sleep the brain paralyzes the body in order to not act out dreams. If someone whom is a paraplegic receives this implant, I wonder if their body will act out during dreams and the like. I wish I was a scientist!

[@dannydetonator]

'Neuralink' grifters, eat your heart out! Switzerland is a wonderful place, with the right kind of attitude towards care and science. They took me in mental health clinic when i had a breakdown and entered on a blind chance this very affluent country. Despite questionable geopolitical choices, one thing i know for sure: their locally produced razor blades are just the best, outlasting the cheese-cosistency stuff we get in most of Europe by an order of magnitude. ))

[@v.0]

Here's Tom with the weather.

[@AshleeVanceHelloWorld]

If you know, you know

[@user-mu8px2ru7h]

Very onesided! More psychedelics and moral would help!

[@NourLababidi]

🎉 This is a dream that I wish I invested my life into. I wish these technologies help billions of people

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[@theaquariancontrarian3316]

Thats cool and all but is it dangerous where the vertebrae is separated? Meaning wont the floating vertebrae grind and internally cut the surrounding tissues during movement or heavy loads? I would imagine the injured part of the spine has to be fused together.

[@scirecoveryjourney5598]

I m suffering from spinal cord inury also😢

[@Conquer332]

Brilliant

[@wda_digital]

Very cool 👍

[@DhruvKumar-us5eq]

For a second I thought he took LSD

[@stefanschleps8758]

At 13:21 and to think that is, more or less, what ET does to abducted humans!

[@macbaar6073]

Add an exoskeleton to help moving…

[@stevengill1736]

Do you compare notes with the folks at Neuralink?

[@AshleeVanceHelloWorld]

Yeah, their spinal implant will have more electrodes and go closer to the motor neurons, but they're still a long ways away and nowhere near human trials for the spinal stuff. Have a big Neuralink story coming in Businessweek here in a few days.

[@roro4787]

this technology is not the first tho, from 2019, there are already companies in China which have similar products

[@garrithsmith799]

One of my best friends is quadriplegic. Here to find some answers.

[@Daren_PNW]

So, this is neat but it still circumvents repairing the injury location. Is that something still years away? 🤔

[@zbysekomacka663]

Fleinsteins vs Flimbeciles lol

[@ranadeep8318]

11:10

[@vivavasquez]

i used to fly when i was little all over the world .

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[@TeslaElonSpaceXFan]

❤❤

[@toprakdikici9459]

When was this recorded was this recorded in earlier 2022?

[@AshleeVanceHelloWorld]

No, this year. Mid-year

[@toprakdikici9459]

@@AshleeVanceHelloWorld Thank you :) Knowing the time helps!

[@toprakdikici9459]

@@AshleeVanceHelloWorld The mice experiment led me to believe that it could be a pre chat gpt time 😄

[@krystlea5210]

Althogh entertaining, the report is incomplete and does not address the key questions of the audience... mainly, who benefits? whom are the biggest investors in the center? what are the pros and cons?

[@user-ez1fg8ej6k]

What the name of the company of neurosurgeon?

[@Shivey-Caroline-7-23]

That poor little mouse with the glass brain exposed, & were did the Dr's find the other paralysed mice to do their experiments on ?, Were they made paralysed for the Dr's experiments ? It's all so cruel. Why do these cruel experiments on animals, people are not mice or dogs or moneys, or rabbits,..do the experiments on people if you want to help people.

[@bastrous9121]

Combine your excellent work with the research already done by Neuralink human trials, they have begun.

[@smooij3199]

Albert Hoffman, a global treasure!!! one day the whole world will recognize this (if we do not go extinct or get blasted back to the stone age)

[@seanburton5298]

Something to travel where humans cannot.

[@AckzaTV]

Julie looks like GRIMES!!! woahhh neuralinked bbfs