Charlie Rose

markerzen  08/17/2012 03:25 PM Report

In Brain Series 2, Episode 1, Dr. Bargmann stated (in a throwaway) that (if I recall correctly) intelligence was 90% environmental and 10% genetics.

This is contrary to what I have read (albeit from secondary sources), which indicate that intelligence is heritable and stable from about age 10 forward (excluding disease and trauma). In particular, I understood (as a layman) that studies of identical twins raise separately showed a strong genetic element for intelligence, at least as ordinarily measured.

What was Dr. Bargmann referring to, and what is the basis of her statement? If true, her statement means a great deal to how society should work to create better environments for intelligence; if false, it should be noted.

Spence  08/15/2012 06:12 AM Report

Wonderful and informative program delivered in a format that is understandable to us mortals. Thanks Charlie for all you do to inform us all. You are a real jewel.

blank  08/15/2012 01:04 AM Report

truthfully this is depressing would have rather skipped but i just can't last in this situation another second literally (i would have committed suicide where as this could be a hopefully rapid pace minimal transitional period) i'm going to get all of my stuff out of storage go through it sell it all and donate it as quickly as possible and then just take off i was hoping for total escape from reality it's sort of like giving up on a dream or actually it is i had this idea of what i wanted to do (i would have just kept it in storage and taken off with my bike and some clothes or had another option brand new but anyway whatever that's life most people have it rough (as of now it's the only real life way to get out of this situation i would have rather skipped)

can't write on here anymore charlie rose show is cool

blackhawk  08/14/2012 08:59 PM Report

Would love to know if research into effect of spiritual experience has revealed any observable or measurable changes in brain biology. I'm 20yrs clean and sober experience joy and contentment with a revulsion to the thought of a drink or a drug. I wonder if my brain has recovered normal dopamine activity.

oliviamy  08/14/2012 06:56 PM Report

I was already in bed when I watched the beginning of this discussion about the brain last night, so I hurried into the living room to watch to the end. I heard something about memory, but I was half awake, so I watched again this afternoon. This time I missed that part, so I will watch again tonight at 11:00 PM CT and/or midnight. I hope I can catch it, because that is what is giving me a hard time recently at age 83. Sometimes I have it and sometimes I don't.

I have an appointment with the nurse practitioner in a neurologist's office Monday, August 20. Maybe I can pump more information out of her this time. When I was tested the first time, I couldn't think of the name of the current president which was the only thing I couldn't remember on their list. Given that I am currently losing not only names of people, but names of things, etc., in almost every sentence, I have a major concern about memory loss. What I have noticed is that I have the worst time when I am either hurting, especially in my neck and head, or when I have taken prescription pain medicine. I am getting shots periodically for pain in my lower back and entire right side from the hip down to my foot, or for my neck and head for arthritis caused by a neck injury in my youth. Consequently, I do not think Alzheimer’s, so I was very curious about what they had to say about memory loss, even though they kind of short changed the area of memory. Even so, I was fascinated by what these learned people had to say about what is going on in the field of learning about brain disorders.

I am delighted that people are learning what makes the brain tick. I've read several comments from earlier presentations of this story. All I can say is: So what if they don't have all the answers? They admit that themselves. They are on the way and I really appreciate Mr. Rose's bringing these people back so those of us who missed them the first time around get to sit enthralled in front of the TV set in the middle of the night and learn so much about our brain.

And Mr. Rose amazes me. I already thought he was fantastic in his interviews of so many people of different occupations and interests, but this discussion reveals him at his best in absorbing information and questioning people. Thank you to everyone involved for showing me what my brain looks like and giving me some idea of what goes on in there.

Max83  08/14/2012 05:05 PM Report

Very interesting discussion. Thank you.

I had recommended the following video here on the comment section before:

''Consciousness Without Brain Activity: Near Death Experiences - Dr. Bruce Greyson''

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_qBIw7qyHU

''The United Nations, New York - September 11, 2008

Beyond the Mind-Body Problem: New Paradigms in the Science of Consciousness

An excerpt of Bruce Greyson, MD, PhD, from the panel discussion "Beyond the Brain: The Experiential Implications of Neurotheology", speaking about how the brain does not equal the mind, and how near death experiences can contribute to knowledge about the mind-body connection.

For more information about the symposium, visit:

http://www.nourfoundation.com/mind-body-problem ''

PeterCrangle  08/14/2012 08:58 AM Report

Thank you Mr. Rose & Dr. Kandel for this series, and this show in particular.