Brain Story The Mind's Eye
The illusion of vision. It feels as though we open our eyes and just see what's out there, but the more we learn about the brain's visual system, the further it seems this is from the truth. Patients who can't see movement or recognize faces, reveal the tricks and short cuts the brain uses to construct an illusion of reality. Is the brain making up so much of what we think we're seeing that vision is really just dreaming with your eyes open?
Why do we think and feel as we do? For years man has sought to understand the workings of the mind. Now, with advances in modern-day technology and developments in neuroscience, a whole new world of brain research is opening up. Understanding our minds is becoming a reality. Guided by top neuroscientist Susan Greenfield, Brain Story attempts to answer the question "What is my mind and who am I?" We talk to philosophers, clinicians, neurosurgeons and their patients to discover quite what a finely balanced and complex machine the brain is.
Primary Title
- Brain Story
Episode Title
- The Mind's Eye
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 9 October 2008
Start Time
- 05 : 30
Finish Time
- 06 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 3
Channel
- Documentary Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Why do we think and feel as we do? For years man has sought to understand the workings of the mind. Now, with advances in modern-day technology and developments in neuroscience, a whole new world of brain research is opening up. Understanding our minds is becoming a reality. Guided by top neuroscientist Susan Greenfield, Brain Story attempts to answer the question "What is my mind and who am I?" We talk to philosophers, clinicians, neurosurgeons and their patients to discover quite what a finely balanced and complex machine the brain is.
Episode Description
- The illusion of vision. It feels as though we open our eyes and just see what's out there, but the more we learn about the brain's visual system, the further it seems this is from the truth. Patients who can't see movement or recognize faces, reveal the tricks and short cuts the brain uses to construct an illusion of reality. Is the brain making up so much of what we think we're seeing that vision is really just dreaming with your eyes open?
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Brain--Popular works
Genres
- Documentary
- Educational
- Science
Hosts
- Susan Greenfield (Host)
Contributors
- Andrew Cohen (Director)
- Andrew Cohen (Producer)
- BBC (Production Unit)
- Josef Zihl (Interviewee)
- Martha Farah (Interviewee)
- Lincoln Holmes (Interviewee)
- Holly Holmes (Interviewee)
- Kevin Chappell (Interviewee)
- Daniel J. Simons (Interviewee)
- Peter Halligan (Interviewee)
- Stephen Kosslyn (Interviewee)
Subjects
- Brain--Popular works