My Brilliant Brain
My Brilliant Brain is a compelling three part documentary series exploring the incredible inner workings of the human brain. The programmes look at a group of remarkable people and poses questions about the origins of genius: are these extraordinary abilities genetic, developed or acquired by accident?
- 2007-2007
- 1 season
- Documentary
My Brilliant Brain is a compelling three part documentary series exploring the incredible inner workings of the human brain. The programmes look at a group of remarkable people and poses questions about the origins of genius: are these extraordinary abilities genetic, developed or acquired by accident?
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2007
Episode 1
Born Genius
Documentary looking at the childhood of chess grand master Susan Polgar, and how memory, sex differences play a role in the functioning of the brain.
Episode 2
Make me a Genius
Susan Polgar is the world's first female chess grandmaster. But she wasn't born with her brilliant brain - it was created by the unique experiment that dominated her childhood. We explore how male and female brains are different and also explain miracles of memory.
Episode 3