Episode of Series “21st Century”.
Describes the attempts made by humans to understand the nature of the mind, and surveys the contribution science has made to this understanding. Evaluates present knowledge of the brain and mental functions in terms of future civilisation. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 70,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued since the 1940s. As a result, some items and their descriptions may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved researchers to view.
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322250
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Brain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cerebral dominance
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mind and body
History → Science and civilization
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cerebral dominance
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Discoveries (in science)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human biology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human evolution
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life sciences
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science and civilization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)