The brain
By: produced by Darlow Smithson Productions for the History Channel ; producer & director, Richard Vagg
Contributors: Thompson, Erik, 1959-; Darlow Smithson Productions; History (Television network); New Video Group
Edition: [Widescreen].
Series: BIO 201 (NU course); ECE 330 (NU course); PSY 427 (NU course)
Publisher: History; Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [New York]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9781422929414
Subjects: Brain; Research; Localization of functions; Neuropsychology; Popular works
Description: "Using simple analogies, real-life case studies, and state-of-the art CGI, this special shows how the brain works, explains the frequent battle between instinct and reason, and unravels the mysteries of memory and decision-making.  It takes us inside the mind of a soldier under fire to see how decisions are made in extreme situations, examines how an autistic person like rain Man develops remarkable skills, and takes on the age-old question of what makes on person good and another evil"--Container.
Notes: Documentary.

Narrator, Erik Thompson.

DVD ; Dolby Digital, stereo.
Table of contents: title: Fear and panic; title: Nerves and stress; title: Sex on the brain; title: Risk response; title: Moral decision; title: The evil mind; title: Memory capacity; title: Amnesia; title: Sports psychology; title: Extrasensory perception; title: The next leap.