With the aid of a six-foot model of a human brain and film sequences of brain cells under the microscope the operation of the brain is explained. Brain cells are seen living, dying and linking themselves in the patterns which make human beings behave the way they do. Includes the filming of German artist Horst Pieter drawing under the influence of LSD.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012278
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Anatomy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Brain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Neurophysiology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)