Grey Art Gallery Director Lynn Gumpert and neuroscientist Dr. Larry Swanson discuss the exhibit The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal. It’s the first U.S. museum exhibition to present the extraordinary drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the father of modern neuroscience. Cajal’s depictions of the brain are still in wide use today because they offer much greater clarity than photographs. Featuring approximately eighty of Cajal’s drawings, the show situates them within the history of scientific illustration from the 16th to 19th centuries, and juxtaposes them with contemporary visualizations of the brain.

The Beautiful Brain is on view at New York University's Grey Art Gallery through March 31st.

This segment is guest hosted by Jonathan Capehart.