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Secrets of the Mind DVD Description

Dr. Vilayanur Ramachandran, an eloquent neuroscientist (sometimes known as the "Sherlock Holmes of Neuroscience"), is fascinated by patients who have unusual abilities or defects in the way they perceive the world. These include such puzzling phenomena as the phantom pain experienced in a missing, amputated limb, or the inability to recognize a familiar face following a stroke. From these strange cases, Ramachandran is building a novel vision of how the brain works. In "Secrets of the Mind," NOVA dramatizes the intimate stories of Ramachandran's encounters with his extraordinary patients. DVD, 60 minutes.