<description>&lt;p&gt;Join Dr. John Foxe, Director of the &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/del-monte-neuroscience"&gt;Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester&lt;/a&gt;, as he welcomes renowned neuroscientist Dr. Doris Tsao to Neuroscience Perspectives. Dr. Tsao shares how her pioneering research has transformed our understanding of how the brain processes visual information. Her lab helped discover that it only takes a few hundred neurons to encode any face – for reference, there are more than a few billion neurons in the brain. This conversation explores the intersection of neuroscience, math, and AI. We also discuss her academic journey—from &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.caltech.edu/"&gt;Caltech &lt;/a&gt;to &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.harvard.edu/"&gt;Harvard&lt;/a&gt;, and her current role at &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.berkeley.edu/"&gt;UC Berkeley&lt;/a&gt;. She also shares how having the right mentor was pivotal to her scientific training. Dr. Tsao shares the importance of science communication and what it means to pursue truth in a world shaped by both neural networks and human curiosity. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🧠Stay Connected &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe: / @urneuroscience &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;X: &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/URNeuroscience"&gt;https://x.com/URNeuroscience &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BlueSky: &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/urneuroscience"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/urneuroscience&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/urneuroscience"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/company/urneuroscience&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🧠Experts in this Episode: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Doris Tsao, PhD: &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/doris-tsao"&gt;https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/doris-tsao&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John Foxe, PhD: &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/112360965-john-j-foxe"&gt;https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/112360965-john-j-foxe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🧠Labs Mentioned: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tsao Lab: &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tsaolab.berkeley.edu/"&gt;https://tsaolab.berkeley.edu/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Frederick J. and Marion A. Schindler Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab: &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urmc.info/1RG"&gt;https://urmc.info/1RG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Neuroscience Perspectives

Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester

The Brain vs AI: Dr. Doris Tsao & Why the Brain is More Efficient than AI

JUN 18, 202523 MIN
Neuroscience Perspectives

The Brain vs AI: Dr. Doris Tsao & Why the Brain is More Efficient than AI

JUN 18, 202523 MIN

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<p>Join Dr. John Foxe, Director of the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/del-monte-neuroscience">Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester</a>, as he welcomes renowned neuroscientist Dr. Doris Tsao to Neuroscience Perspectives. Dr. Tsao shares how her pioneering research has transformed our understanding of how the brain processes visual information. Her lab helped discover that it only takes a few hundred neurons to encode any face – for reference, there are more than a few billion neurons in the brain. This conversation explores the intersection of neuroscience, math, and AI. We also discuss her academic journey—from <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.caltech.edu/">Caltech </a>to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.harvard.edu/">Harvard</a>, and her current role at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.berkeley.edu/">UC Berkeley</a>. She also shares how having the right mentor was pivotal to her scientific training. Dr. Tsao shares the importance of science communication and what it means to pursue truth in a world shaped by both neural networks and human curiosity. </p><p></p><p>🧠Stay Connected </p><p>Subscribe: / @urneuroscience </p><p>X: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/URNeuroscience">https://x.com/URNeuroscience </a></p><p>BlueSky: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/urneuroscience">https://bsky.app/profile/urneuroscience</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/urneuroscience">https://www.linkedin.com/company/urneuroscience</a></p><p></p><p>🧠Experts in this Episode: </p><p>Doris Tsao, PhD: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/doris-tsao">https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/doris-tsao</a> </p><p>John Foxe, PhD: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/112360965-john-j-foxe">https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/112360965-john-j-foxe</a></p><p></p><p>🧠Labs Mentioned: </p><p>Tsao Lab: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tsaolab.berkeley.edu/">https://tsaolab.berkeley.edu/</a> </p><p>Frederick J. and Marion A. Schindler Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urmc.info/1RG">https://urmc.info/1RG</a></p>