View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/your-brain-is-more-than-a-bag-of-chemicals-david-andersonModern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson believes in a more nuanced view of how the brain functions. He illuminates new research that could lead to targeted psychiatric medications -- that work better and avoid side effects. How's he doing it? For a start, by making a bunch of fruit flies angry. (Filmed at TEDxCaltech.) Talk by David Anderson.
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