# The incredible secrets hidden in your immune system

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2025
- Speaker: Beck Brachman
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/beck_brachman_the_incredible_secrets_hidden_in_your_immune_system)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Your immune system keeps a record of everything it’s ever fought, from the common cold to chronic disease. Neuroscientist and TED Fellow Beck Brachman explains how, by decoding this archive, scientists may be able to identify the root causes — and thus deduce the cures — of devastating illnesses like multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia, potentially one day taking the “chronic” out of “chronic disease.”

## Lectures

1. [The incredible secrets hidden in your immune system](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/beck_brachman_the_incredible_secrets_hidden_in_your_immune_system/8512cd9e026f), 5 min (TED's player)