TED Talks

Greg Gage: How a dragonfly's brain is designed to kill (2018x176)

: 11, 2018

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.