The Brain with David Eagleman

The amazing case of John Robison, whose Aspergers changed following a course of transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS. John’s transformation reveals something that we all unconsciously do every day when we interact with each other.

An experiment to mimic social rejection reveals that being socially excluded activates networks involved in pain.

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

Dr David Eagleman explores how the brain relies on other brains to thrive and survive. This neural interdependence underpins our need to group together, and our ability to do the very best and the very worst of things to each other.

David measures the movement of facial muscles in two group of subjects and reveals why we mirror each other’s facial expressions - with important ramifications for botox-users.

David meets Hasan Nuhanovic who describes his harrowing experiences of genocide during the Bosnian war. Can genocide be understood as a neural phenomenon?

One of the ways we navigate the social world is by judging other people’s intentions. David hosts a puppet show for babies to demonstrate that humans come equipped with social antennae.

Experience the trolley dilemma and decide for yourself whether you would trade one life for four lives. Two trolley dilemmas involve very different systems in the brain.

An experiment where people have to watch distressing images reveals that the brain has a finite amount of willpower to draw on.

Every time you are faced with a decision, there is a storm of activity inside your brain as rival networks compete to win.

The Iowa Gambling Task is a way to witness a "gut" decision or a "hunch" as it forms unconsciously before a conscious decision is made.

The Stroop test allows you to feel the pull of rival networks competing with each other as you try to name a color.