Secret Life of the Brain

Synopsis

This five part series looks at the intricacies of the brain, from childhood to adulthood. A A baby’s brain weighs less then a pound, but within it lies the power to control movement, as well as the ability to form emotions and create ideas, memories, and dreams. The effects of prematurity are discussed as well as language development,the effects of illness, injuries, drugs and ageing. (55 minutes each part)

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

2010

Year of production

2002

Documentation

The PBS website http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/ provides further information on the series

Subjects

Biology; Medical sciences; Psychology

Keywords

brain; brain damage; developmental biology; developmental psychology; human biology; neurobiology

Online availability

URI

http://www.teachers.tv/series/the-secret-life-of-the-brain

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 1 NTSC

Price

£59.98

Availability

Sale

Year

2010

Production Company

Name

David Grubin Productions

Sponsor

Name

PBS

Web

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Distributor

Name

Teachers’ TV

Email

info@teachers.tv

Web

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Phone

020 7182 7430

Address

6-18 Berners Street
London
W1T 3LN

Notes

Funded by the Department for Education, Teachers’ TV was a producer and supplier of over 3,600 free videos and lesson resources to support the professional development of anyone working in school, enabling them to widen their skills, develop their practice, and connect with others in the field. Previously broadcast on digital television, the service became exclusively online from 31 August 2010, with programmes being available for free online viewing or download. Thge DfE terminated the contract with Teachers TV and delivery via the website ceased on 29 April 2011, with the programmes being offered to educational distributors free online delivery. Further details from the DfE website Until 29 April 2011 programmes from Teachers Television were streamed on the website and available for download to registered users (free registration). Programmes are aimed at primary and secondary school teachers in all subject areas, as well as headteachers and governors, and include observation of teaching sessions, materials for use in the classroom and discussion of issues relevant to education. Teachers TV was funded by the Department for Education but the contract ended in April 2011 and the programmes are being offered to educational distributors to deliver free at the point of use from their websites. Details of which titles are available in this way are on the DfE website http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/toolsandinitiatives/teacherstv

Distributor (Sale)

Name

PBS Shop

Web

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