Your brain is more than a bag of chemicals

Title:
Your brain is more than a bag of chemicals
Speaker:
David Anderson
Description:

Modern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson has a more nuanced view of how the brain functions. He shares new research that could lead to targeted psychiatric medications -- that work better and avoid side effects. How's he doing it? For a start, by making a bunch of fruit flies angry.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
15:25
Format: HTML5
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