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David Anderson: Je brein is meer dan een zak vol chemicaliën

Filmed Jan 2013 • Posted Mar 2013TEDxCaltech
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Moderne psychiatrische geneesmiddelen behandelen de chemie van het hele brein, maar neurobioloog David Anderson gelooft in een meer genuanceerd beeld van hoe het brein functioneert. Hij licht nieuw onderzoek toe dat kan leiden tot gerichte psychiatrische medicijnen - die beter werken en bijwerkingen voorkomen . Hoe doet hij dat? Om te beginnen, door fruitvliegjes boos te maken. (Gefilmd TEDxCaltech.)

Through his lab at the California Institute of Technology, David Anderson seeks to find the neural underpinnings of emotions like fear, anxiety and anger. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Rik Delaet
Reviewed by Christel Foncke
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