Documentary Description
The
first programme in the series uncovers what happens in our minds
when we learn, remember and have original ideas.
It
explores what we can do to improve our ability to acquire and manipulate
knowledge and shows how eating fish oils can boost our brain power.
Professor
Robert Winston looks at how memory can be improved and how physical
tasks can be learnt more easily.
Robert
discovers what happens when we have those eureka moments of original
thought - and how to have more of them.
The
programme meets the fire chief who tapped into his intuitive powers
and saved the lives of his fire crew and we follow a trainee midwife
in the run-up to her exams.
Will
she be able to remember the huge amount of information needed to
pass? More importantly, can she apply it to a real childbirth?
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