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Nature of things. My brain made me do it

Nature of things. My brain made me do it

DVD 2016

"When a brutal crime is committed who is ultimately to blame - the perpetrator or their brain? We've all heard people say, 'It was beyond my control' or 'I couldn’t stop myself'. We like to think that we're all ultimately in control of our actions. But how true is this really? Neuroscientists are generating new research that sheds light on why some people can't stop themselves from committing harmful or criminal acts. This is creating new challen...

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1 videodisc (44 min.) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
digital
optical
NTSC
video file
DVD video
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: Not rated
Other Title:
My brain made me do it [DVD]
Notes:
Originally broadcast as an episode of the CBC program The Nature of Things in 2016
This DVD does not have scene selection
A Merit Motion Pictures production ; produced in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Produced by Erna Buffie, Merit Jensen-Carr ; editor, Gil Tetreault ; cinematography, Keith Eidse ; original music composed by Shawn Pierce
Host/narrator, David Suzuki ; featuring neuroscientist David Eagleman
DVD, NTSC
Closed captioned
Control Number:
2433530
Other Authors:
Buffie, Erna, film producer
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, production company, broadcaster
Eagleman, David, interviewee
Hunka, Ryszard, film director, screenwriter
Jensen-Carr, Merit, film producer
McIntyre Educational Media, film distributor
Merit Motion Pictures, production company
Suzuki, David, 1936- host, narrator
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