Brain Games

Network:National Geographic

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Aired on Mar 3, 2020, 2:00 AM

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Description

Get ready to have your mind messed with! Brain Games uses interactive experiments, misdirection and tricks to demonstrate how our brains create the illusion of seamless reality through our memory, through our sensory perception, and how we focus our attention.

Details

Status: Ended
Language: English
Runtime: 60 min
Premiered: October 9, 2011
Ended: March 2, 2020
Schedule: Monday at 8:00 PM

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Episodes (8 Seasons · 65 Episodes)

Male Brain vs. Female Brain

Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard face off in a series of Battle of the Sexes games designed to illustrate the differences between female and male brains.

Jan 20, 2020

60 min

Ted Danson: Fact Or Fiction?

Actor Ted Danson and special guests Blue Man Group play along with host Keegan-Michael Key as we learn how our brains distinguish fact from fiction.

Jan 20, 2020

60 min

Drew Brees: Performance

NFL football player Drew Brees puts his brain to the test with a series of mental challenges exploring how humans have hacked their brains; Keegan and Drew play a game called Draft Day, which shows how the brain must react quickly and be flexible.

Jan 27, 2020

60 min

Kids vs. Adults

New Orleans Saints NFL quarterback Drew Brees puts his brain to the test with a series of mental challenges exploring how we can train our own minds to do as we want.

Feb 3, 2020

60 min