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TED Talks: Season 2018

2018x176 Greg Gage: How a dragonfly's brain is designed to kill
TV-PG

  • 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 15m
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Dragonflies can catch prey with near perfect accuracy, the best among all predators. But how does something with so few neurons achieve such prowess? Our intrepid neuroscientists explore how a dragonfly unerringly locks onto its preys and captures it within milliseconds using just sensors and a fake fly.
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