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 11:04 minutes · Filmed Jun 2015 · Posted Oct 2015 · TED@BCG London Until recently, it was believed that adult brains simply didn't grow new brain cells -- what we developed as children was all we got. But now we know our brains can grow new nerve cells, in a process called neurogenesis, throughout our entire lives. Neuroscientist Sandrine Thuret studies how we do that, and offers research and practical advice on how we can help our brains grow -- and why we should. | |
Playlist of the week Playing a game can spark fresh thinking, better behavior, even ... maybe ... world peace? Watch » 9 TED Talks • Total run time 1:55:19 | |
More from TED.com  Current medical treatment boils down to six words: Have disease, take pill, kill something. But physician Siddhartha Mukherjee points to a future of medicine -- targeting individual genes and cells -- that will transform the way we heal. Watch »  Designer and architect Neri Oxman is leading the search for ways in which digital fabrication technologies can interact with the biological world. Working at the intersection of computational design, additive manufacturing, materials engineering and synthetic biology, her lab is pioneering a new age of symbiosis between microorganisms, our bodies, our products and even our buildings. Watch » |  Imagine the hottest day you've ever experienced. Now imagine it's six, 10 or 12 degrees hotter. According to climate researcher Alice Bows-Larkin, that's the type of future in store for us if we don't significantly cut our greenhouse gas emissions now. She suggests that it's time we do things differently—a whole system change, in fact—and seriously consider trading economic growth for climate stability. Watch »  For musician Teitur, singing is about giving away a piece of yourself to others. "If your intentions are to impress people or to get the big applause at the end," he says, "then you are taking, not giving." Listen as he plays on stage at TED2015, offering two songs about love, distance and home. Watch » | | |
Ethics: A new treatment to slow (or even reverse) aging is raising big questions »
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Reconnecting: Meet a doctor who communicates with locked-in patients » Painstaking work allows some people, written off as uncommunicative, to express themselves Life: How a blind man explores a new city » Daniel Kish uses echolocation -- clicking -- to walk around. Join him on a stroll | |
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Imagine watching a night of live TED Talks in New York City -- with speakers, musicians and performers.
 Hosted by Baratunde Thurston, TED Talks Live is six separate nights of talks focusing on three important topics: education, veterans and cutting-edge science.
At left, two dancers in rehearsal for an evening of talks on War and Peace; watch the powerful rehearsal video.
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| Veterans and active military: Would you like to attend TED Talks Live: War and Peace on November 3 or 4? Apply for free or reduced-price tickets here. It would be our honor to invite you to be part of this special evening. | | |
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