The coming neurological epidemic

Name: The coming neurological epidemic
Uploaded: 2008-11-30T20:38:00Z
Duration: 3 min 33 s
Description: 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.

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Gregory Petsko |

TED2008

• February 2008

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.