Insight TV 2016 - 2017 2 seasons 20 eps 6 Returning series

Secrets of the Brain

Name: Secrets of the Brain
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 5
Cast: Jack Lewis

2016 - 2017 2 seasons 20 eps 6

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48 min

S2 · E1 · Sep 1, 2017

Lying Episode 1

Dr Jack Lewis also meets an incredible man who woke from a coma to his brain producing a string of lies, he was confabulating.

48 min

S2 · E2 · Sep 8, 2017

Risk Episode 2

Dr Jack meets extreme risk taker Matthew Adams. Will tests at the University of Cambridge show that Matthew has a different brain from non-risk taking Jack?

48 min

S2 · E3 · Sep 15, 2017

Plasticity Episode 3

Dr Jack meets a man who has defied all odds by miraculously recovering from severe brain damage, after a car crash left him lying in a coma for three months.

48 min

S2 · E4 · Sep 22, 2017

Hypnosis Episode 4

In this episode we explore the science of persuasion and discover that even a hardened sceptic can be convinced – Dr Jack himself included.

48 min

S2 · E5 · Sep 29, 2017

Genius Episode 5

In this episode, Dr Jack Lewis investigates the neuroscience behind genius. He meets a genuine genius, Sabrina Chevannes, a woman with an IQ of 178 at just 4.

48 min

S2 · E6 · Oct 6, 2017

Cyborg Episode 6

Dr Jack meets David Rose who uses a new technology that doesn’t work with his paralysed body – it actually taps directly into his mind.

47 min

S2 · E7 · Oct 13, 2017

Music Episode 7

Dr Jack is going to sing with a choir like no other. Many of the members cannot talk, but they can sing!

48 min

S2 · E8 · Oct 20, 2017

Empathy Episode 8

We meet an individual who has an extraordinary neurological condition, mirror touch synaesthesia, allows them to feel the exact sensation or emotion of another.

48 min

S2 · E9 · Oct 27, 2017

Gut Episode 9

Jack meets a poker player who has won millions in high stakes international tournaments using his gut instincts.

48 min

S2 · E10 · Nov 3, 2017

Twins Episode 10

Dr Jack Lewis is on a mission to understand why identical twins are such an asset to science from development in the womb onwards.

10 episodes in Season 2

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Secrets of the Brain