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| View Larger Image | The Brain | DVDStarring: ~
Directed By: Richard Vagg
| List Price: | $24.95 | | Price: | $18.99 | | You Save: | $5.96 (24%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 94 minutes | | Format: | Color, DVD, NTSC | | Studio: | A&E HOME VIDEO | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 | | Release Date: | February 24, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 16,561th |
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FEATURES | - THE BRAIN is an astonishing voyage of discovery into our last biological frontier. Although today s computers can make calculations in one-100th of a second and technology can transport us outside the bonds of Earth, only now are we beginning to understand the most complex machine in the universe.Using simple analogies, real-life case studies, and state-of-the-art CGI, this special shows how the b
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THE BRAIN is an astonishing voyage of discovery into our last biological frontier. Although today s computers can make calculations in one-100th of a second and technology can transport us outside the bonds of Earth, only now are we beginning to understand the most complex machine in the universe.Using simple analogies, real-life case studies, and state-of-the-art CGI, this special shows how the brain works, explains the frequent battle between instinct and reason, and unravels the mysteries of memory and decision-making. It takes us inside the mind of a soldier under fire to see how decisions are made in extreme situations, examines how an autistic person like Rain Man develops remarkable skills, and takes on the age-old question of what makes one person good and another evil.Research is rushing forward. We've learned more about the workings of the brain in the last five years than in the previous one hundred. This DVD from HISTORYTM brings it all to spellbinding life. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 3 reviews)
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The Brain -Who woulda guessed by T. Mcaleenan  5 Stars
May 07, 2009
A fascinating discourse on the nature of evil, the physics of 'The Force', advice from the training of the Marines on how to deal with life. Lots of interesting insights from the latest on Brain physics that allow us to peer into what we are in whole new ways that may help us firuge out the most complex structure in the known universe and give us some meaning for our existence. Brilliant!
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Interesting but not what I was looking for by Carol (California, USA)  3 Stars
May 04, 2009
This DVD was interesting but I expected something a little more focused on the workings of the brain. The topics covered are case studies of abnormal brain activity.
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Mindblowing by Trevor Thomas (Los Angeles)  4 Stars
March 01, 2009
It turns out that a tsunami of blood roars through the male brain during orgasm, but blood flow nearly shuts down to the female brain when she comes. The talking heads interviewed for The History Channel's "The Brain" view this is an adaptation from the savannah portion of human history, when after coupling, she is perfectly free to pass out in exhausted delirium, but he is kept in a heightened state of awareness to scout for prowling jackals and leopards.
A lot of heterosexual strife might thus be avoided if only women realized men pass out soon after coitus exhausted from having protected them from hungry predators. "The Brain" is chock-a-block with such interesting revelations as some of the newest research into the human brain is explored through the use of compelling graphics and well-written, intelligent narrative.
This 90-minute History Channel DVD is riveting entertainment and utterly fascinating. We've learned more about this most complex machine in the universe in the past five years than in the hundred that preceded them. In "The Brain," you'll get caught up on what we now know, and frankly, it will blow your mind!
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