# The real reason for brains

- 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](https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_wolpert_the_real_reason_for_brains)
- 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)

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.

## Lectures

1. [The real reason for brains](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/daniel_wolpert_the_real_reason_for_brains/da607b208c89), 20 min (TED's player)