Learning on ScreenBrave New Babies
- Synopsis
- Examines the claims made by Dr Brent Logan, an American psychologist, that by stimulating unborn children with rhythmic sounds played through a modified personal stereo attached to the mother’s belly, the children develop faster than their peers. Logan bases his theory on a well-established scientific founding: normally about 50% of brain cells perish before birth because they fail to connect to other cells. He believes that by stimulating the developing foetal brain, he is forcing it to become more active so more nerve connections are made and fewer cells die off before birth. But Professor Peter Hepper from Queen’s University, Belfast, while believing that foetuses are capable of sensing many things and of learning a range of sounds, is far from convinced that foetuses can become more intelligent by stimulation.
- Series
- Equinox, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min.
- Year of production
- 1994
- Availability
- out of distribution; 1994 sale: £25.85 (inclusive)
- Notes
- Broadcast on C4 on 20 November 1994.
- Subjects
- Medical sciences; Psychology
- Keywords
- brain cells; intelligence
Credits
- Director
- David Hickman
- Producer
- David Hickman
Production Company
- Name
Wall to Wall Television
- Phone
- 020 7485 7424
- Fax
- 020 7267 5292
- Address
- 8-9 Spring Place
Kentish Town
London NW5 3ER
Distributor
- Name
Granada Learning
- info@granada-learning.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.granada-learning.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0161-827 2927
- Fax
- 0161-827 2966
- Address
- Customer Services
Granada Television
Quay Street
Manchester M60 9EA
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