How does the brain create that internal space called consciousness? In this stimulating program, top names in cognitive science such as Daniel Dennett, Rodney Brooks, Endel Tulving, and John Searle delve into the mechanics of perception and cognition and speculate on the meaning of consciousness. Using advanced technology, they and other experts seek to understand the brain, leading to discussion of concepts that include mind-body dualism, self-emergent organization, unconscious vision, and even socially interactive machines like MIT’s Cog. (47 minutes)

Tell a Friend! Your Name: Your Email: Your Friend's Email: Your Message: We respect your privacy and will not use your friend's address without permission. Item#: FMK9061 Copyright date: ©1997

VHS	$169.95
DVD	$169.95
DVD + 3-Year Streaming	$254.93
3-Year Streaming	$169.95

Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US and Canada.

		Inside Information: The Brain and How It Works This program explains research on the brain's processes: how individual parts of the brain work, how the brain uses pattern recognition rather than logic to interpret reality, which experiments with computer analogs have been successful and which hav...(more details)		VHS $149.95 DVD $149.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $224.93 3-Year Streaming $149.95
		The Development of the Human Brain This program follows the physiological development of the human brain from conception through the growth of the neurological system in utero, to the moment of birth, when an amazing variety of brain functions are already apparent. The camera continue...(more details)		VHS $149.95 DVD $149.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $224.93 3-Year Streaming $149.95
		The Brain This program opens in the emergency room of a large hospital where head injuries are an all-too-common problem. The importance of the brain is evident from the skill and technology employed in ensuring that any damage to it is minimized. Using combin...(more details)		VHS $99.95 DVD $99.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $149.93 3-Year Streaming $99.95
		Stress, Trauma, and the Brain How does the brain work, why does it break down, and how can it be healed? In section one of this intriguing program, doctors from Harvard Medical School and other eminent institutions study the chronic psychological stress of modern living in light ...(more details)		VHS $169.95 DVD $169.95
		Mind Talk: The Brain's New Story What is the difference between the mind and the brain? Are they separable? Are they even quantifiable? And where does the soul fit in? In this thought-provoking program, experts including Oxford mathematician Sir Roger Penrose, cognitive scientist Dr...(more details)		VHS $149.95 DVD $149.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $224.93 3-Year Streaming $149.95

See additional titles in Human Anatomy & Physiology | Biological Psychology | Human Anatomy and Physiology