• TEST YOUR BRAIN

  • Sunday 3 June 2012 at 7:00PM
  • National Geographic Channel

DESCRIPTION

Our brains are hardwired to make sense of what we see, hear, smell, touch and taste, and fill in missing pieces with whatever our expectations suggest should be there.  This helps us understand sentences even when the letters are out of place.  But while brains are amazing at processing the world around us, how much should you actually trust your own brain?  Enough to multitask by chatting on your cell phone while taking a drive?  Think spotting a dancing, life-size penguin sounds easy? Or how about riding a bike with your eyes closed, or picking the right person out of a line-up after witnessing a crime? 

Premiering on National Geographic Channel, Test Your Brain sizes up the human brain with an intricate series of interactive experiments to see how easily the brain can be fooled.  Using some 12 watts of power, the brain is responsible for every fleeting thought, split-second decision and complex judgment.  And it has a few tricks of its own – and some ways to cut corners – when piecing together how we see the world.  This three-part special will leave viewers rethinking how much faith they are willing to put in everything from memory to multi-tasking.

EPISODE GUIDE

  • Test Your Brain: Pay Attention
    Test Your Brain sizes up the human brain with an intricate series of interactive experiments to see how easily the brain can be fooled.
    Next Showing:  
    Sunday 3 June 2012 at 1:00PM - National Geographic Channel
    Repeats:  
    Sunday 3 June 2012 at 7:00PM - National Geographic Channel

    Sunday 3 June 2012 at 11:00PM - National Geographic Channel
  • Test Your Brain: You Won't Believe Your Eyes
    Test Your Brain sizes up the human brain with an intricate series of interactive experiments to see how easily the brain can be fooled.
    Next Showing:  
    Sunday 3 June 2012 at 2:00PM - National Geographic Channel
    Repeats:  
    Sunday 3 June 2012 at 8:00PM - National Geographic Channel

    Monday 4 June 2012 at 12:00AM - National Geographic Channel
  • Test Your Brain: Memory
    This episode is shot in New York where a veteran NYPD detective challenges viewers to test their memories.
    Next Showing:  
    Sunday 3 June 2012 at 3:00PM - National Geographic Channel
    Repeats:  
    Sunday 3 June 2012 at 9:00PM - National Geographic Channel

    Monday 4 June 2012 at 1:00AM - National Geographic Channel
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