# How a dragonfly's brain is designed to kill

- Institution: TED
- Department: DIY Neuroscience
- Speaker: Greg Gage
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/greg_gage_how_a_dragonfly_s_brain_is_designed_to_kill)
- 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)

Dragonflies can catch prey with near perfect accuracy, the best among all predators. But how does something with so few neurons achieve such prowess? Our intrepid neuroscientists explore how a dragonfly unerringly locks onto its preys and captures it within milliseconds using just sensors and a fake fly.

## Lectures

1. [How a dragonfly's brain is designed to kill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/greg_gage_how_a_dragonfly_s_brain_is_designed_to_kill/927420c893dd), 6 min (TED's player)