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Title 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.

Publication Info. Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video ; Arlington, Va. : Distributed by PBS Video, [2007]
©2007

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  DVD 616.8 SECRETS    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD 616.8 SE2    Check Shelf
Description 1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details DVD-ROM ; 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).
Note This disc may not play on all machines or players.
Performer Narrator, Rena Baskin ; featuring V.S. Ramachandran.
Credits Editor, Rod McClean ; music, Simon Whiteside ; camera, Chris Morphet.
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.
Contents Introduction -- Phantom Limb Syndrome -- Blindsight and visual neglect -- The Capgras delusion -- Temporal lobe epilepsy ; DVD-ROM features: Classroom discussion guide, list of books and resources, student handouts (PDF document) -- link to the Nova website.
Note Originally produced in 2001 as an episode of the public television series, Nova.
Access For private home use or face-to-face teaching.
Language Closed-captions for the hearing impaired ; optional audio descriptions for the visually impaired.
Note GMD: videorecording.
Subject Brain -- Research -- Popular works.
Brain damage -- Research.
Neurology -- Popular works.
Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- Complications.
Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- Psychological aspects.
Perceptual disorders.
Psychology, Pathological.
Capgras syndrome.
Phantom limb.
Temporal lobe epilepsy.
Brain Diseases -- physiopathology.
Capgras Syndrome.
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe.
Perceptual Disorders -- physiopathology.
Phantom Limb.
Genre/Form Science television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Educational television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Added Author Ramachandran, V. S.
Rawlence, Christopher. Screenwriter. Director.
Crichton-Miller, Emma. Producer.
Baskin, Rena.
Rosetta Pictures.
Channel Four (Great Britain)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
WGBH Video (Firm)
WGBH Educational Foundation.
Added Title Nova (Television program)
ISBN 1593756755
9781593756758
Standard No. 783421349698
Music No. WG34969 WGBH Boston Video
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