Show Notes
The first ever live recording of the UCL Brain Stories podcast live from the Bloomsbury Studio at the Bloomsbury Theatre and Studio on 18th October 2023. Caswell and Selina spoke to Diksha Gupta, Rick Adams, and Benedetto De Martino on all things Neuro AI. For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/neuroscience/brain-stories-podcast
Date of episode recording: 2023-10-18T Duration: 01:35:46 Language of episode: English Presenter: Caswell Barry; Selina Wray Guests: Diksha Gupta; Rick Adams; Benedetto De Martino
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