The Brain with David Eagleman

Imagine if you couldn't control your body without extraordinary effort.

What’s next for the human brain, and for our species?

Swapping out cells for circuits, it may be possible for the mind to exist digitally.

Imagine life inside a computer, in a simulated world. Could we be there already?

In theory, there is no limit to the number of new senses we may create in the future.

Cooperation can give rise to something much greater - and teach us about consciousness.

A humanoid robot that can learn from the world.

David explains how the brain experiences the outside world without ever having seen it.

Wingsuit pilot Jeb Corliss describes his agonizing experience of time distortion.

David invites subjects to an experiment that demonstrates how much our brains leave out.

David Eagleman experiences a new visual reality – with nauseating consequences.

How the brain’s energy levels can affect a prisoner’s parole hearing.

One team’s effort to give people a second chance at life.

The team building a three dimensional map of the brain’s connections.

This ability to feel another’s pain explains why stories can be so powerful.

The unconscious brain picks up on sexual cues without you even being aware of it.

The brains of London taxi drivers were tracked before, during and after their training.

An experiment in a shop window demonstrates why teens feel far more stressed than adults.

The case of Henry Molaison reveals an important discovery for neuroscience.

Social pain activates the brain’s pain matrix.

Why do we mimic each other’s facial expressions?

One man's transformation reveals something that we all unconsciously do every day.

A study of nuns’ brains shows us how to best protect our brains as we age.

The process of becoming someone is about pruning back the brain’s connections.

The brain is a vast interconnected network of areas that communicate with each other.

Humans come equipped with social antennae.

Using a tank of ping pong balls, David demonstrates why we don’t need to worry.

The unconscious brain is making some decisions on our behalf. So why are we conscious?

Every time you are faced with a decision, there is a storm of activity inside your brain.

How the human brain depends on other brains to thrive and survive.

Learn how our personality, memories and sense of self all emerge from neural activity.

Every decision we make is driven by parts of the brain that we have no access to.

A journey through the unseen world of decisions, and how they get made.

Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores why we feel and think the things we do.

The brain has a finite amount of willpower to draw on.

Two scenarios that involve very different systems in the brain.

What happens when messages from two brain networks clash?

How our genes and our environment send brains off in very different trajectories.

Our future lies in our own hands.

Austin Naber is a world-record holder in cup stacking. How will David fare against him?

Human babies are born utterly helpless, compared to many newborn animals. Why?

Hannah describes her synesthesia, a condition that fascinates neuroscientists.

Propaganda plugs directly into neural networks, enabling dehumanization.

Can genocide be understood as a neural phenomenon?

The science behind "gut" and "hunch" decisions.

David shows that a single word label can decide over how much you care for one in pain.

David explains how the brain is tricked by the checker shadow illusion.

Dr. David Eagleman demonstrates the Chinese Room thought experiment.