Discover the Mysteries of the Human Brain - BBC Earth Science

Editor's Take

BBC Earth's science team poses genuinely strange questions about the brain, how drugs hijack it, whether consciousness can be switched off, and chases the experiments that probe them. Curiosity-driven and briskly made, it is neuroscience as a series of provocations.

This BBC Earth Science film explores the human brain, the most complex object in the known universe, through a series of extraordinary questions. It asks how drugs alter the mind, whether consciousness can be switched on and off, and what makes each person's brain unique. Scientists and striking visuals guide the way through this hidden inner world. Fascinating and accessible, it is a compelling tour of the mind. Free to stream in 4K on Dr Documentary.

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