# Re-engineering the brain

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2010
- Speaker: Gero Miesenboeck
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/gero_miesenboeck_re_engineering_the_brain)
- 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)

In the quest to map the brain, many scientists have attempted the incredibly daunting task of recording the activity of each neuron. Gero Miesenboeck works backward -- manipulating specific neurons to figure out exactly what they do, through a series of stunning experiments that reengineer the way fruit flies percieve light.

## Lectures

1. [Re-engineering the brain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/gero_miesenboeck_re_engineering_the_brain/163737566a23), 18 min (TED's player)