Brain interconnections

Duration: 0:19:05

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1984

Creator: Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | International Film Bureau: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Introduces the brain's formation and function through a conversation between a scientist and an archaeologist. Uses animated diagrams and microphotographs to clarify details about brain interconnections, mental blocks, and memory stages. Points out the effects of environmental stimuli on infants, the importance of synapses, the role anxiety plays in mental blocks, the electrical and chemical (DNA, RNA, and proteins) components of memory, and the need for selective memory capacities. Includes a brief birth scene in the segment on brain interconnections.

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