Laurel Braitman: Depressed dogs, cats with OCD — what animal madness means for us humans

About this film

Behind those funny animal videos, sometimes, are oddly human-like problems. Laurel Braitman studies non-human animals who exhibit signs of mental health issues -- from compulsive bears to self-destructive rats to monkeys with unlikely friends. Braitman asks what we as humans can learn from watching animals cope with depression, sadness and other all-too-human problems.

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TedTalks;TED;Talks;animals;health;history;mental health;psychology;science;TEDSalon NY2014;2014

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