Nova scienceNow How Does the Brain Work?

How the brain works, featuring illusionists Penn and Teller and sleight-of-hand artist Apollo Robbins in a segment on the processing of visual information; humorist Mo Rocca learning firsthand about mind control; and neuroscientist David Eagleman demonstrating how the brain constructs reality. Also: how programming computers to mimic the human thought process is revealing new insights into the brain., This release from NOVA scienceNOW offers a collection of four documentaries exploring the fascinating inner workings of the brain, with programs examining how the way the visual interpretation of information is used in magic and sleight of hand, the efforts of scientists to replicate human logic in artificial intelligence, the role of magnetism in “mind control,” and the research of neuroscientist David Eagleman.