Changing Your Mind


60m 2000

Brief Synopsis

The program introduces two young women whose brains have remodeled themselves -- one temporarily in response to a week of being blindfolded, the other permanently after a devastating brain injury before birth. They are dramatic examples of "neuroplasticity," the brain's ability to re-wire itself.

Film Details

Also Known As
Scientific American Frontiers (11/21/00)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

The program introduces two young women whose brains have remodeled themselves -- one temporarily in response to a week of being blindfolded, the other permanently after a devastating brain injury before birth. They are dramatic examples of "neuroplasticity," the brain's ability to re-wire itself.

Film Details

Also Known As
Scientific American Frontiers (11/21/00)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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