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Could your brain repair itself?

Ralitsa Petrova · TED

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About

Imagine the brain could reboot, updating its damaged cells with new, improved units. That may sound like science fiction — but it's a potential reality scientists are investigating right now. Ralitsa Petrova details the science behind neurogenesis and explains how we might harness it to reverse diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. [Directed by Outis, narrated by Addison Anderson].

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Ralitsa Petrova
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain, Teaching and learning
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
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
Who can watch
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