The neurological miracle of coordinating vision and movement is illustrated by Olympic diver Greg Louganis and the work of Nobel Prize winners David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel on the visual cortex. Scientists investigate the subject with examples of a man with a most remarkable memory and a famous psychologist losing his memory. Research work with split-brain patients is the basis for exploring the cortical hemispheres, the relationship between thought and language, and sex differences of the human brain. Madness Compelling human portraits of schizophrenics and their families are featured, dramatically illustrating the effects of a split between the thinking and feeling parts of the brain. Scientists' efforts to pinpoint the brain's anatomical changes are chronicled.
Scientists have yet to decipher the chemical maze triggered by a simple thought.
This final program explores what scientists do not understand and looks to the future of research in medicine, artificial intelligence, and genetic manipulation.