Daniel Wolpert: The Real Reason for Brains

  • Published19 Mar 2015
  • Reviewed19 Mar 2015
  • Author Daniel Wolpert
  • Source TED

Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert starts from a surprising premise: the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. In this entertaining, data-rich talk he gives us a glimpse into how the brain creates the grace and agility of human motion.

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