# The coming neurological epidemic

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2008
- Speaker: Gregory Petsko
- Year: 2008
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Business and management, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/gregory_petsko_the_coming_neurological_epidemic)
- 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)

Biochemist Gregory Petsko makes a convincing argument that, in the next 50 years, we'll see an epidemic of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's, as the world population ages. His solution: more research into the brain and its functions.

## Lectures

1. [The coming neurological epidemic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/gregory_petsko_the_coming_neurological_epidemic/92d504c981b2), 4 min (TED's player)