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Your brain is more than a bag of chemicals

David Anderson · TED

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About

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.

The talk

  1. Your brain is more than a bag of chemicals 16 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxCaltech
Speaker
David Anderson
Year
2013
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Medicine and health, 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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