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The Reith Lectures

Vilayanur S. Ramachandran - The Emerging Mind

Neuroscience - the New Philosophy

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Professor Ramachandran argues that neuroscience, perhaps more than any other discipline, is capable of transforming man's understanding of himself and his place in the cosmos. Show more

The Reith Lectures

Vilayanur S. Ramachandran - The Emerging Mind

Purple Numbers and Sharp Cheese

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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In his fourth Reith Lecture, Professor Ramachandran demonstrates experimentally that the phenomenon of synesthesia is a genuine sensory effect. Show more

The Reith Lectures

Vilayanur S. Ramachandran - The Emerging Mind

The Artful Brain

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Professor Ramachandran takes up one of the most ancient questions in philosophy, psychology and anthropology: what is art? Show more

The Reith Lectures

Vilayanur S. Ramachandran - The Emerging Mind

Synapses and the Self

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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In his second Reith Lecture Professor Ramachandran examines the process we call 'seeing'; how we become consciously aware of things around us. Show more

The Reith Lectures

Vilayanur S. Ramachandran - The Emerging Mind

Phantoms in the Brain

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Professor Ramachandran argues that by studying neurological syndromes we can sometimes acquire novel insights into the functions of the normal brain. Show more