Ideas change everything
  • TED Talks
    Browse the library of TED talks and speakers
    Playlists
    100+ collections of TED Talks, for curious minds
    TED Series
    Go deeper into fascinating topics with original video series from TED
    TED-Ed videos
    Watch, share and create lessons with TED-Ed
    TEDx Talks
    Talks from independently organized local events
  • Topics
    Explore TED offerings by topic
    Podcasts
    Explore the TED Audio Collective
    Ideas Blog
    Our daily coverage of the world of ideas
    Newsletters
    Inspiration delivered straight to your inbox
    TED Games
    Innovative games that challenge you to think differently
  • Conferences
    Take part in our events: TED, TEDGlobal and more
    TEDx Events
    Find and attend local, independently organized events
    TED on Screen
    Experience TED from home
    TED Courses
    Learn from TED speakers who expand on their world-changing ideas
  • Nominate
    Recommend speakers, TED Prize recipients, Fellows and more
    Organize a local TEDx Event
    Rules and resources to help you plan a local TEDx event
    TED-Ed
    Award-winning educational content and programs
    Translate
    Bring TED to the non-English speaking world
    TED Fellows
    Join or support innovators from around the globe
  • Our Organization
    Our mission, history, team, and more
    Conferences
    TED Conferences, past, present, and future
    Programs & Initiatives
    Details about TED's world-changing initiatives
    Partner with TED
    Learn how you can partner with us
    TED Blog
    Updates from TED and highlights from our global community
SIGN IN
MEMBERSHIP
Playlist

How does my brain work?

How exactly does the brain -- a 3-pound snarl of nervous tissue -- create inspired inventions, the feeling of hunger, the experience of beauty, the sense of self? Researchers at the edge of science explain ...

Watch now
How your brain tells you where you are
08:46

Neil Burgess

How your brain tells you where you are

8 minutes 46 seconds
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
15:49

Nadine Burke Harris

How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime

15 minutes 49 seconds
You can grow new brain cells. Here's how
10:54

Sandrine Thuret

You can grow new brain cells. Here's how

10 minutes 54 seconds
The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain
14:09

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain

14 minutes 9 seconds
What is so special about the human brain?
13:18

Suzana Herculano-Houzel

What is so special about the human brain?

13 minutes 18 seconds
One more reason to get a good night's sleep
11:31

Jeff Iliff

One more reason to get a good night's sleep

11 minutes 31 seconds
The real reason for brains
19:42

Daniel Wolpert

The real reason for brains

19 minutes 42 seconds
The quest to understand consciousness
18:25

Antonio Damasio

The quest to understand consciousness

18 minutes 25 seconds
The origins of pleasure
16:00

Paul Bloom

The origins of pleasure

16 minutes
How brains learn to see
18:06

Pawan Sinha

How brains learn to see

18 minutes 6 seconds
A map of the brain
15:04

Allan Jones

A map of the brain

15 minutes 4 seconds
Explore
  • TEDx
  • TED Fellows
  • TED Ed
  • TED Translators
  • TED Institute
  • The Audacious Project
  • TED@Work
  • Podcasts
  • TED Blog
  • More ways to get TED
Our community
  • TED Speakers
  • TED Fellows
  • TED Translators
  • TEDx Organizers
  • TED Community
Newsletters
Get the latest talks
Get a daily email featuring the latest talk, plus a quick mix of trending content.
By subscribing, you understand and agree that we will store, process and manage your personal information according to our Privacy Policy
Follow TED
Download the TED App
Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_RGB_blk_4SVG_092917
Download the TED App
Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_RGB_blk_4SVG_092917
  • TED Talks Usage Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertising / Partnership
  • TED.com Terms of Use
  • Jobs
  • Press
  • Help
© TED Conferences, LLC. All rights reserved.