Get smart

British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). BBC Learning. (Added Author). Open University. (Added Author).

Summary: Explains what happens in our minds when we learn, remember, and imagine. Reveals how neurons and synapses lay down knowledge in the brain and the ways to improve our ability to acquire knowledge, including the increase of omega-3 fatty acids. Shows how to manipulate memory to recall information more easily; the powerful influence of subliminal messages; and what actually happens during a "eureka moment"; and how to have more of them. Features the story of a midwife cramming for exams and a firefighter who used intuition to save lives.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. (DVD)
Publisher: [London] : BBC, c2003 ; Mississauga : McNabb Connolly [distributor], 2003 ; Vancouver : Image Media [distributor], 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Jacket title : Get smart : learning to learn. Jacket series title : The human mind : from neurons to knowledge.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions: Eligible B.C. post-secondary institutions only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, producer, Diana Hill; Series Producer, Mark Hedgecoe.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Dr. Robert Winston.