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The real reason for brains

Daniel Wolpert · TED

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About

Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert starts from a surprising premise: the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. In this entertaining, data-rich talk he gives us a glimpse into how the brain creates the grace and agility of human motion.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2011
Speaker
Daniel Wolpert
Year
2011
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, Biology, Engineering, Psychology and the brain
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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