THE BRAIN:
AN OWNER'S MANUAL SERIES

Professor Joel Benington provides an in-depth investigation into the structure and function of the human brain.

30 x 30 minutes or 10 x 90 minutes

  1. Overview and Introduction to Basic Brain Functions
  2. How Neurons Work
  3. How Neurons Communicate With Each Other
  4. Touch, Taste and Smell
  5. How We See and Hear
  6. Higher Order Sensory Processing
  7. Sleep and Waking; Pleasure and Pain
  8. Brain Development and Memory
  9. The Aging Brain: Left-Brain/Right Brain Differences
  10. Language and Consciousness

Produced by the Stanford University Channel.