The Cockroach's Beatbox
May 14, 2026•9 min
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Episode description
By dissecting a cockroach ... yes, live on stage ... TED Fellow and neuroscientist Greg Gage shows how brains receive and deliver electric impulses -- and how legs can respond.
"The Cockroach Beatbox" was animated by the TED-Ed Animation Team (Jeremiah Dickey, Biljana Labovic, Celeste Lai, Kari Mulholland and Franz Palomares)
View the full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-cockroach-beatbox
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