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Your Brain: Who's in Control?

Season 50 Episode 10 | 53m 31s

Are you in control of your brain, or is your brain controlling you? Dive into the latest research on the subconscious with neuroscientist Heather Berlin to see what’s really driving the decisions you make.

Aired: 05/23/23 | Expires: 05/23/26
Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.
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Dive into the subconscious to see what’s really driving the decisions you make.
Neuroscientists discover the tricks and shortcuts the brain takes to help us survive.
It turns out memories have a very shaky foundation.
A vision scientist breaks down the infamous dress debate.
Marine biologists unravel how whales and their poop trap carbon and feed the ocean.
Investigate one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history.
Volcanologists visit Tofua to study the volcano’s activity.
Hear witnesses share how they survived the most explosive event ever recorded on Earth.
The most explosive event ever recorded on Earth—and the massive tsunami that followed.
Follow scientists determined to save the critically endangered right whale.
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