BBC Four: The Brain: A Secret History Trailers

Documentary, BBC Four: The Brain: A Secret History Trailers
Full Documentary 1; https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9lyh5g
Full Documentary 2; https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9lyizu

The Brain: A Secret History
The Brain: A Secret History is a three-part series presented by Michael Mosley that explores the history of experimental psychology and the attempts to understand and manipulate the human brain. The series covers various topics, including the study of abnormal brains to reveal the workings of the normal brain.

In part 3, titled "Broken brains," the series focuses on experiments on abnormal brains, such as the case of Angela, a 45-year-old suffering from severe epileptic seizures, who undergoes surgery to remove the damaged part of her temporal lobe.
The series also discusses Paul Broca's discovery of a damaged language centre in a patient's brain in the mid-19th century, which is considered the start of modern neuroscience.

The series also includes discussions on the work of Henry Molaison, who suffered brain damage leading to severe epilepsy, and the surgical removal of his hippocampus.

The Brain: A Secret History was released on January 6, 2011, and has an IMDb rating of 7.2.
The series has been described as informative but biased, with some controversial portrayals of historical figures and events.

The series includes episodes on mind control, where Mosley explores the history of attempts to control the human mind, including the use of hallucinogenic drugs and the work of B.F. Skinner and William Sargant.
The series also touches on the controversial Project MKULTRA, which involved experiments on the human brain

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