
Secrets of the Brain
Los secretos del cerebro
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S02E10 - "Twins"
Emitido el Nov 3, 2017, 12:00 PM
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Lying
Dr Jack Lewis also meets an incredible man who woke from a coma to his brain producing a string of lies, he was confabulating.
Sep 1, 2017
48 min
Risk
Dr Jack meets extreme risk taker Matthew Adams. Will tests at the University of Cambridge show that Matthew has a different brain from non-risk taking Jack?
Sep 8, 2017
48 min
Plasticity
Dr Jack meets a man who has defied all odds by miraculously recovering from severe brain damage, after a car crash left him lying in a coma for three months.
Sep 15, 2017
48 min
Hypnosis
In this episode we explore the science of persuasion and discover that even a hardened sceptic can be convinced – Dr Jack himself included.
Sep 22, 2017
48 min
Genius
In this episode, Dr Jack Lewis investigates the neuroscience behind genius. He meets a genuine genius, Sabrina Chevannes, a woman with an IQ of 178 at just 4.
Sep 29, 2017
48 min
Cyborg
Dr Jack meets David Rose who uses a new technology that doesn't work with his paralysed body – it actually taps directly into his mind.
Oct 6, 2017
48 min
Music
Dr Jack is going to sing with a choir like no other. Many of the members cannot talk, but they can sing!
Oct 13, 2017
48 min
Empathy
We meet an individual who has an extraordinary neurological condition, mirror touch synaesthesia, allows them to feel the exact sensation or emotion of another.
Oct 20, 2017
48 min
Gut
Jack meets a poker player who has won millions in high stakes international tournaments using his gut instincts.
Oct 27, 2017
48 min
Twins
Dr Jack Lewis is on a mission to understand why identical twins are such an asset to science from development in the womb onwards.
Nov 3, 2017
48 min