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Gero Miesenboeck reengineers a brain
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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.
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TED.com
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TEDTalks, TEDGlobal 2010, TED, Talks, biology, brain, neurology, science, 2010
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