The Brain: A Secret History
- 2011
- Ended
- Documentary
- ~1h / ep
- 1 season
Michael Mosley embarks on three journeys to understand science's last great frontier - the human mind - as he traces the history of the attempts to understand and manipulate the brain.
Latest: Season 1 · 2011
View all seasonsE1. Mind Control
Jan 6, 2011 · 60m
Michael Mosley traces the sinister ways science has been used to try to control our minds.
E2. Emotions
Jan 13, 2011 · 60m
Dr Michael Mosley investigates how scientists have struggled to understand human emotions.
E3. Broken Brains
Jan 20, 2011 · 60m
A look at how experiments on abnormal brains can reveal the workings of the normal brain.
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