Brain and Behaviour, The
- Synopsis
- The series presents research in experimental psychology which reveals significant concepts and methods in the scientific study of behaviour. This film describes research on the complex mechanism of the brain which underlie animal and human behaviour and traces the historical development of the concepts of the brain. Explains Dr Hans Berger’s discovery in 1929 of ‘brain waves’. By attaching electrodes to the back of a man’s head, Dr Berger was able to record the electrical activity in the brain underneath.
- Series
- Focus on Behaviour, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 30 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1963
- Availability
- Hire
- Subjects
- Medical sciences; Psychology
- Keywords
- behaviour; brain; physiology - human
Credits
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Sponsor
- Name
American Psychological Association
- Web
- http://www.apa.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 202 336 5510
- Fax
- +1 202-336-5502
- Address
- APA Service Center
750 First Street, NE
Washington
DC 20002-4242
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
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