From m.youtube.com - August 30, 2016 6:48 AM
TED 29/08/16 : "Neuroengineer Ed Boyden wants to know how the tiny biomolecules in our brains generate emotions, thoughts and feelings — and he wants to find the molecular changes that lead to disorders like epilepsy and Alzheimer's. Rather than magnify these invisible structures with a microscope, he wonder : What if we physically enlarge them and make them easier to see ? Learn how the same polymers used to make baby diapers swell could be a key to better understanding our brains...