The Baby's Brain: Wider Than the Sky

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Only four weeks into human gestation, the brain's first cells, the neurons, are already forming at an astonishing rate-250,000 every minute. This program illustrates that process and the more complex brain development that occurs during an infant's life, both before and following birth. Viewers learn how vision and the visual cortex come into play; what happens when a baby is born with visual impairment, such as infant cataracts; and many more facts and insights regarding the early brain's ability to shape itself in response to the demands of the world
Human Brain: Ultimate Machine (3:05)
Premature Infant Brain (2:02)
Genetic Code Script (1:27)
The Primitive Beginning of Thoughts and Feelings (1:56)
Neuron Pathways (2:20)
Neuron Migration (1:50)
Genetic Blueprint (3:25)
Coping Before the Brain is Ready (1:52)
Learning Disabilities in Preemies (1:33)
Shaping the Brain in Unintended Ways (2:05)
Emulating the Womb (3:21)
Nature vs. Nurture (4:11)
Preemie Brain Development (2:51)
Physical Change in Development of Brain Parameters (2:59)
Negotiating a Complicated World (1:57)
Critical Stimulation (1:16)
Critical Images (2:20)
Fighting for Cortical Connections (3:12)
Maturing Without Visual Experience (1:45)
Removing Cataracts in Time (1:43)
Plastic Human Brain (2:17)

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