Brain Games

Cert 12Cert 12
National Geographic
Brain Games

Synopsis

An exploration of how the brain works, focusing on how the mind can be manipulated to see things that are not there.

Episodes

  • Go With Your Gut

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    Go with your Gut: Get ready for your mind to be messed with as games and experiments reveal just how your instincts help you find a partner, make friends and even keep you alive. (S6, ep 1)

  • Delusion Confusion

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    Delusion Confusion: Ted Danson learns how brains tell fact from fiction as he checks out fake news and tries to work out who's bluffing from a group of World Series Poker champs. (S6, ep 2)

  • Movie Magic

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    Movie Magic: Actor Tiffany Haddish and director Jordan Peele check out how Hollywood pros manipulate our brains to make us feel genuine emotion while watching movies. (S6, ep 8)

  • Do You Mind?

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    Do you Mind?: Put your powers of concentration to the test in these fast-paced games designed to reveal how much more of the world you could be taking in. (S6, ep 2)

  • Made You Look

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    Through a series of illusions designed to trick your vision you’ll learn that you can’t always trust what you see. You’ll see things that aren’t really there, follow motion that isn’t really moving, and watch your perspective change before your very eyes. And you’ll learn that the world around you might all just be an illusion.

  • Kids Vs. Adults

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    Kids Vs Adults: Black-ish stars Anthony Anderson and Marsai Martin face off in a set of challenges designed to explore the stark differences between child and adult brains. (S6, ep 4)

  • Persuade Me

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    Every day your mind’s natural reactions are exploited by advertisers, marketers and politicians every day hoping to persuade you to do what they want. In a series of games, we’re going to mess with your mind - twist you, surprise you and show you how you make decisions. And you may even learn how to resist the power of persuasion.

  • Your Brain On Love

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    Your Brain On Love: Rebel Wilson gets a surprise as she explores the power of the subconscious when it comes to falling in love. Master mentalist Lior keeps the shocks coming. (S6, ep 7)

  • Say It Again

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    Say It Again: Your brain uses sound to make sense of the world around it. So can these strange noises help you experience the world in a whole new way? (S6, ep 5)

  • Gender Games

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    Gender Games: Kristen Bell and husband Dax Shepard go head-to-head in a battle of the sexes as they take on a series of challenges that test how men and women's brains differ. (S6, ep 1)

  • The Sound Of Music

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    The Sound of Music: Jack Black and his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass demonstrate how music affects the brain. Plus, Meghan Trainor visits for an improvised jam session. (S6, ep 5)

  • Game On

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    Game On: Find out how you stack up against the most stressed in a series of games designed to push you to your limits. Will you crack under the pressure? (S6, ep 6)

  • Power And Persuasion

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    Power and Persuasion: Billionaire Shark Tank star Mark Cuban explores what makes us business savvy as his split-second decision-making is put to the ultimate test. (S6, ep 6)

  • Mind Over Matter

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    Mind Over Matter: NFL star Drew Brees has his reactions tested in an ultimate game of hand-eye coordination. Then, mentalist Lior Suchard stuns him with unbelievable predictions. (S6, ep 3)