Name: Re-engineering the brain
Uploaded: 2010-11-03T22:44:00Z
Duration: 17 min 17 s
Description: In the quest to map the brain, many scientists have attempted the incredibly daunting task of recording the activity of each neuron. Gero Miesenboeck works backward -- manipulating specific neurons to figure out exactly what they do, through a series of stunning experiments that reengineer the way fruit flies percieve light.

In the quest to map the brain, many scientists have attempted the incredibly daunting task of recording the activity of each neuron. Gero Miesenboeck works backward -- manipulating specific neurons to figure out exactly what they do, through a series of stunning experiments that reengineer the way fruit flies percieve light.

Gero Miesenboeck: Re-engineering the brain

Re-engineering the brain

Optogenetics reveals the brain's complexity, enabling control over neurons with light to understand behavior and perception.

By altering fruit flies to respond to light, researchers simulate brain commands, advancing how we explore neural circuits.

Identifying just 12 neurons as the 'Critic' in fruit flies' brains, researchers decode how learning influences decision-making.