Could your brain repair itself?

Name: Could your brain repair itself?
Uploaded: 2020-08-11T20:28:13Z
Duration: 3 min 45 s
Description: 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].

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Ralitsa Petrova |

TED-Ed

• April 2015

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].