Secrets of the mind

DVD

Secrets of the mind / A Rosetta Pictures production for Nova/WGBH and Channel 4 ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; written and directed by Christopher Rawlence ; produced by Emma Crichton-Miller.

Rawlence, Christopher. (Screenwriter, Director). Crichton-Miller, Emma. (Producer). Ramachandran, V. S. (Onscreen presenter). Baskin, Rena. (Narrator). Rosetta Pictures. (Added Author). Channel Four (Great Britain) (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author). PBS Video. (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). WGBH Video (Firm) (Added Author). WGBH Educational Foundation. (Added Author).

Summary:

Follows neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran as he investigates four mysterious cases in which brain injury has resulted in diverse perceptual disorders involving blindness and sight, phantom limbs and pain, and delusional thinking.

Record details

ISBN: 1593756755
ISBN: 9781593756758
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video ; �2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Originally produced as an episode of the PBS television program Nova in 2001.

Special DVD-ROM features: Classroom discussion guide, list of books and resources, student handouts (PDF document) ; link to the Nova website.
Formatted Contents Note:: Introduction -- Phantom Limb Syndrome -- Blindsight and visual neglect -- The Capgras delusion -- Temporal lobe epilepsy.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Editor, Rod McClean ; music, Simon Whiteside ; camera, Chris Morphet.
Participant or Performer Note:: Narrator, Rena Baskin ; featuring V.S. Ramachandran.
System Details Note:: Enhanced DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen ; Dolby Digital audio.

System requirements for DVD-ROM features: Computer with DVD-ROM drive, Adobe Reader software (for accessing teachers' materials), and Internet connection (for accessing Nova website).
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:: For private home use or face-to-face teaching.
Language Note:: Closed-captions for the hearing impaired; optional audio descriptions for the visually impaired.