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Neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran, Director of the Centre for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, lectures on new insights into the human brain's workings.
5/5 Professor Ramachandran explores how neuroscience alters man's understanding of himself.
First broadcast: 30 Apr 2003
4/5 Professor Ramachandran examines the phenomenon of synesthesia.
First broadcast: 23 Apr 2003
3/5 Professor Ramachandran examines the meaning of art from a neurological perspective.
First broadcast: 16 Apr 2003
2/5 Professor Ramachandran examines how we 'see' and become conscious of our surroundings.
First broadcast: 09 Apr 2003
1/5 Professor Ramachandran discusses the functionality of the brain in relation to neurology.
First broadcast: 02 Apr 2003
5/5 Professor Ramachandran explores how neuroscience alters man's understanding of himself.
Wed 30 Apr 2003 09:00 BBC Radio 4
Download the Reith Lectures by VS Ramachandran via the Reith Lectures Archive 1976 - 2010 podcast. There is also a podcast featuring broadcasts from 1948 - 1975.
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