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Fixing My Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Arrowsmith Program
Item# 40323
© 2008
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-559-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-560-3
In her youth, Barbara Arrowsmith struggled with a severe learning dysfunction-until she designed a self-improvement regimen aimed at strengthening areas of her brain. This film profiles Arrowsmith, ta...
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Child Genius: A Longitudinal Look at Young Prodigies
Item# 40165
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-275-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-276-3
Chess wizards, classical pianists, accomplished mathematicians-they're always impressive, but even more so when they're under the age of 10. Can such children be truly understood? What is it like insi...
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Child Genius: At Thirteen
Item# 40168
© 2008
49 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-281-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-282-4
The pressures of high-flying scholarship mixed with churning hormones can prove overwhelming to young geniuses. This program catches up with several child prodigies as they become teenagers, examining...
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Child Genius: The Early Years
Item# 40166
© 2008
75 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-277-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-278-7
A child prodigy usually displays high intelligence very early in life. But what makes such a child exceptional? Is it simply his or her IQ, or are other, less definable factors involved? This program...
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Child Genius: Young and Gifted
Item# 40167
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-279-4
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-280-0
Extremely gifted children are the envy of many parents-but no childhood, least of all that of the young prodigy, is without stress and frustration. This program visits several such children in the mid...
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Memory: Brain and Body
Item# 40070
© 2008
22 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-223-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-224-4
Is there such a thing as a perfect recollection or photographic memory? This program examines that question and others related to the brain's ability to store knowledge. Using a wide range of examples...
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How Does Your Memory Work?
Item# 39692
© 2008
50 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-623-5
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-624-2
We often think of memory as a record of facts, but it is also a web of sensations and emotions-and a vehicle for traveling, so to speak, through time. This program explores the mechanisms of human rec...
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Will to Win: Helping Children Succeed
Item# 39225
© 2007
60 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-9792-4
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-9793-1
Why do some children give up on problems easily while others persevere? What makes a boy or girl afraid to try in the first place? This program studies the factors that help create a resilient persona...
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Inside Dyslexia
Item# 38731
© 2007
58 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-8636-2
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-8637-9
Often viewed as a weakness, dyslexia actually means that a person processes information differently, and many with the disorder have learned to see it as a strength. This program illustrates the chall...
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Battle of the Brains: The Case for Multiple Intelligences
Item# 37524
© 2007
50 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-7946-3
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-9684-2
For decades, IQ tests have been the gold standard for measuring intelligence. But is one standardized test really adequate for every taker? This program advocates a different approach, creating an arr...
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