A documentary based on Daniel Gibbs' book A Tattoo on My Brain: A Neurologist's Personal Battle against Alzheimer's Disease.
De nieuwste neurowetenschappelijke ontdekkingen laten verrassende resultaten zien: valse herinneringen, vervorming, wijziging, déjà vus. Ons geheugen wordt op vele manieren beïnvloed en bedriegt ons elke dag. Alleen al het feit dat je souvenirs terughaalt, wijzigt ze. De dagelijkse gevolgen zijn talrijk. In hoeverre kunnen we vertrouwen op onze souvenirs? Hoeveel krediet kunnen we ze geven tijdens beproevingen? Nog schokkender is dat wetenschappers hebben bewezen ons geheugen te kunnen manipuleren: kunstmatige souvenirs creëren, deze op verzoek verwijderen, benadrukken of herstellen.
When the American ambassador to Italy is kidnapped, a rogue U.S. government agent makes demands that send the President and the C.I.A. scrambling to protect a mysterious covert government project involving memory transference. With his brain recently scanned into a hard drive, the ambassador's knowledge of all international undercover agents becomes a hot commodity on the black market and only one scientist has the know-how to implant that data into another host. With a plethora of double agents in the mix, the C.I.A. dispatches Agent John Ramsay to find and secure the scientist. But, knowing who to trust becomes virtually impossible as corruption and treachery trickle down from the highest levels in this pulse-pounding spy thriller.
Een paar armzalige studenten, David, Ryan en Jorda, staan op het punt om af te studeren. Maar ze doen een ongelofelijke ontdekking. Ze vinden namelijk technologie uit waarmee je gedachten kunt lezen. Een wetenschap die de wereld kan veranderen en waarmee ze tevens exorbitant rijk kunnen worden. Maar de situatie loopt al snel uit de hand.
Former football player and wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to publicize recent findings about the often dire consequences of head concussions sustained by athletes in contact sports — injuries that have previously been considered momentary setbacks and ignored in the name of toughness and dedication to the team.
A series of murders are happening in the city, and a cop realises that they are all eerily similar. Can he find out the link and capture the murderer before it is too late?
For a few years now, scientists have known about the existence of another brain within our bodies. This second brain, or "brain down below" is none other than our stomach. The stomach's intelligence is a new avenue of research that is fascinating research teams the world over.
Drawing on the book of the same name, League of Denial crafts a searing two-hour indictment of the National Football League’s decades-long concealment of the link between football related head injuries and brain disorders.
