Baby diapers inspired this new way to study the brain
- Title:
- Baby diapers inspired this new way to study the brain
- Speaker:
- Ed Boyden
- Description:
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Neuroengineer Ed Boyden wants to know how the tiny biomolecules in our brains generate emotions, thoughts and feelings — and he wants to find the molecular changes that lead to disorders like epilepsy and Alzheimer's. Rather than magnify these invisible structures with a microscope, he wondered: What if we enlarge them so they are easier to see? Learn how the same polymers used to make baby diapers swell could be a key to better understanding our brains.
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- closed TED
- Project:
- TEDTalks
- Duration:
- 13:15