Brain Story The Final Mystery
How do our brains generate consciousness? This episode tries to explain how the brain creates consciousness.
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 Final Mystery
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 22 August 2000
Start Time
- 21 : 00
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 6
Channel
- BBC Two
Broadcaster
- British Broadcasting Corporation
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
- How do our brains generate consciousness? This episode tries to explain how the brain creates consciousness.
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)
- Larry Weiskrantz (Interviewee)
- Franz Vollenweider (Interviewee)
- Jim Rose (Interviewee)
- Benjamin Libet (Interviewee)
- Patrick Haggard (Interviewee)
- John Searle (Interviewee)
- Michael Gazzaniga (Interviewee)
Subjects
- Brain--Popular works