Pieces of Mind /
Weighing just a few pounds, the brain is responsible for the body's complete function. Aiming for insights into his own brain, host Alan Alda talks with scientists studying how the brain dreams, stores memories, and sorts language in this classic program from the Scientific American Frontiers s...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Films Media Group,
[2009], c1997
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| Summary: | Weighing just a few pounds, the brain is responsible for the body's complete function. Aiming for insights into his own brain, host Alan Alda talks with scientists studying how the brain dreams, stores memories, and sorts language in this classic program from the Scientific American Frontiers series. Mike Gazzaniga, one of the world's leading brain scientists; Jim McGaugh, of the University of California, Irvine; noted memory researcher Dan Schacter; Harvard Medical School's Bob Stickgold; and Helen Neville, of the University of Oregon, are featured |
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| Item Description: | Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on October 16, 2009 Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col., digital file |
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| Audience: | 10 & up |
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