Test Your Brain

All Episodes 2011
TV-PG

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  • 2011-10-19T00:00:00Z
  • 45m
  • 2h 15m (3 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary
Test Your Brain sizes up the human brain with an intricate series of interactive experiments to see how easily the brain can be fooled.

3 episodes

Series Premiere

2011-10-19T04:00:00Z

1x01 Pay Attention!

Series Premiere

1x01 Pay Attention!

  • 2011-10-19T04:00:00Z45m

Designed to test your memory, the first episode presents viewers with a mock-up crime scene. In a New York park, a man is mugged in broad daylight. Test your Brain: You Won't Believe Your Eyes But can you describe the robbery seconds later? And will your description be the same as that of the person next to you? Discover how details often go missing, forcing the brain to 'make up' memories. So what you believe to be true could actually be alarmingly false.

2011-10-26T04:00:00Z

1x02 Perception

1x02 Perception

  • 2011-10-26T04:00:00Z45m

You may not realise it, but our brains are being fooled all of the time - especially by Hollywood filmmakers. Experimental neuroscientist Beau Lotto guides you through the mind-bending world of optical illusions, showing you how our brains 'fill in' crucial information, enabling people to 'feel' with their eyes and 'see' with their ears.

2011-11-02T04:00:00Z

1x03 Memory

1x03 Memory

  • 2011-11-02T04:00:00Z45m

If you witnessed a crime, could you be sure you recognized the perpetrator? Our memories are surprisingly vulnerable, and our recollection of names, numbers and details can often be incorrect at the most crucial of moments. Former detective Greg Walsh reveals how what you believe to be true can often be alarmingly false.

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