The Birth of a brain : ten billion galaxies (TEFC)

France, 1982

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Looks at the development of the human brain from embryo stage through to the first years of life. Computer graphics, sonography and film of living nerve cells show the process and progress of development at different stages. This is a version of a French documentary, ‘Naissance du cerveau : dix milliards de galaxies’ with a dubbed American commentary.

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Credits

producer/director

Claude Edelman

production company

CRM/McGraw-Hill Films

Les Films du Levant

Duration

00:35:00:00

Production places
France
Production dates
1982

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