# How you can make a fruit fly eat veggies

- 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_you_can_make_a_fruit_fly_eat_veggies)
- 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: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Can the mind be manipulated to love a food we loathe? The evidence from fruit flies is compelling, and perhaps surprising. Our tag team of neuroscientists attempts to change a fly's preference for fruit over vegetables simply by shining a light on their brain.

## Lectures

1. [How you can make a fruit fly eat veggies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/greg_gage_how_you_can_make_a_fruit_fly_eat_veggies/b24b167fb53c), 5 min (TED's player)