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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ACMI Identifier
323821
Language
English
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Brain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Neurology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)