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Memory hackers : the mysterious nature of how we remember / a Nova production by Little Bay Pictures for WGBH Boston ; directed by Anna Lee Strachan ; written by Michael Bicks ; produced by Michael Bicks and Anna Lee Strachan.
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- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Nova (Television program). Season 43.
- Nova ; Season 43, Episode 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Memory.
- Brain--Research.
- Brain.
- Memory--Testing.
- Memory--physiology.
- Mental Recall--physiology.
- Brain--physiology.
- Persuasive Communication.
- Behavior Control.
- Medical Subjects:
- Memory--physiology.
- Mental Recall--physiology.
- Brain--physiology.
- Persuasive Communication.
- Behavior Control.
- Genre:
- Television programs -- United States.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Documentary television programs.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Science television programs.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in. stamping
- Distribution:
- [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2016]
- Language Note:
- In English; optional English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; stereo.
- digital optical stereo
- NTSC
- video file region 1
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Examines the physiological mechanisms underlying memory, the study of which has enabled scientists to explain and even control memory. Looks at the malleability of memory and the possible realities of implanting and erasing individual memories.
- Contents:
- Highly superior autobiographical memory
- What is our memory?
- Our messy minds
- Eradicating arachnophobia
- The rise of optogenetics.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Jan Maxwell; commentators, Matt Walker, Jim McGaugh.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Jason Longo; edited by Daniel Gaucher; music, Christopher Rife.
- Notes:
- Stated running time on container is approx. 60 minutes.
- Originally produced as an episode of the television series: Nova.
- Contains:
- Contained in: Nova (Television program)
- ISBN:
- 9781627896269
- 1627896260
- OCLC:
- 945216697
- Publisher Number:
- 841887027632
- NOVA6314 PBS
- 160585 PBS
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