TED Talks: The Brain.

[Agent Intellect]

http://www.ted.com/talks/henry_markram_supercomputing_the_brain_s_secrets.h tml

Blue Brain Project (http://bluebrain.epfl.ch/): building a brain. This is a must see video for anyone interested in the brain and artificial intelligence - especially the last half or so of it.





http://www.ted.com/talks/gero_miesenboeck.html

Optogenetics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optogenetics): mind control? Maybe. The ability to selectively control the different neuron types to fire using light will allow us to understand the brain.





http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_decharms_scans_the_brain_in_real_time. html

Soon, we'll be able to consciously control our brain (you want to stop feeling pain? Just think it away).





http://www.ted.com/talks/sebastian_seung.html

Connectome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connectome): Mapping the brain. This looks like an insane task, but very interesting. This will give you a real appreciation for the complexity of the brain.





Also, check out some of these websites:
VisiGene (http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgVisiGene?hgp_listSpec=): you can look at a lot of high quality pictures of the brain (here (http://www.viddler.com/explore/benchfly/videos/166/) is a video describing it).
Allen Brain Atlas (http://www.brain-map.org/): contains a gene map (http://localhealthguideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Allen-Institute-Brain-300x225.jpg) of the brain.

[Admirable Complexities]

I'm not sure if you're a man or not, but I think I love you.

Thank you for providing these articles. I'll be starting college next year to major in computer science (computer programming [artificial intelligence] and computer engineering), so naturally, I found all of these interesting to the utmost extent.

[Wizardry]

Same here. I think I've seen all of these before but its nice to know others share the interest.