Daniel Marcus

Washington University School of Medicine

Daniel Marcus directs the Neuroinformatics Research Group at Washington University School of Medicine. He architected the XNAT platform for running brain imaging data centers. As a vocal activist for open access data, he has helped make thousands of brain scans freely available to researchers across the world. Dr. Marcus is also president of NRG Technologies, a commercial neuroimaging services enterprise.

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11:00am - 11:45am Tuesday, 03/04/2008

Use Your Head: The Future of Mind Hacks

General
Location: Marina Ballroom F

David Pescovitz (BoingBoing.net, Institute for the Future, MAKE:), Daniel Marcus (Washington University School of Medicine), Alvaro Fernandez (SharpBrains.com), Timo Hannay (Nature Publishing Group)

How will advances in science and technology enable our brains' hardware and software to be reverse-engineered, reconfigured, and, eventually, upgraded? Several provocative panelists weigh in on the future of mind hacking. Read more.

11:00am - 11:45am Wednesday, 03/05/2008

Brain Imaging for Fun and Profit

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Location: Marina Ballroom E

Daniel Marcus (Washington University School of Medicine)

Brain imaging is entering economics, politics, and law. In this session we'll cover key concepts and directions in brain imaging, with a focus for DIYers on open source tools and open access data sets. Read more.

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