Part 1 - Phantoms In The Brain (Episode 1)

[G9Diaz]

LennyBound could you give me the direct source where you got the documentary?

[Juanster23]

This is an example of the holographic nature of consciousness.

[1simonmatthews]

Things are starting to make so much sense to me. The fact that we have a body map in our brains makes it all the more clear. Why do we use maps? To let us know where we are. There is one life force in the universe, and it is this force that brings life to all. The body map tells the force what body it possesses at a given time, whether it be man, dog or whatever. Conclusion: Be good to life, for you don't know what body map you'll have next time.

[FishBoneD14]

I was inspired to try to become a neurologist by doctor Ramachandran and Oliver Sacks

[mjroc4life]

Is this the same as the book?

[Felicityhelix]

WHOO thank you!

I was looking for my book and realized I'd lent it to someone.. who left the country :(

But I can still remember most of it by watching this!

THANKS

[horbergus]

his hypothesis in the end of this clip sounds highly unlikely, but at least it's something

[adilhasnain]

i waant to be like him and i wil be better God be willing

[xxTheCatsMeow]

This is so fascinating! But I'm so scared one day this will happen to me.

[miskee11]

Ramachandran somehow reminds me of Neil deGrasse Tyson.

[Tiffgrey4ever]

Why can't my doctors be as cool and interesting as him?! He has such a warmness.

[shamanthnag1]

his book is one of the best i have ever read

[Mr123456akshay123456]

It's so great to read this comments about an Indian.

Dr.Ramachandran makes me an India Proud!!!

[Kimmyloca0]

Rrrrrun the que tip across your jaw, what an awesome accent!

[ffhaksf]

V.S. Ramachandran: "Whoo!"

[obnoxiousxleprechaun]

I'm a sixteen year old teenage girl and this interests me more than any badly acted Twilight movie or new hit single. Thank you for posting. I'm fascinated. (:

[obnoxiousxleprechaun]

@qwertypluss What a pleasant response.

[CassieAnnaCary]

thanks alot :) I wish the quality were better.

[KingOfMadCows]

The part of the brain corresponding to the feet are next to the part corresponding to the genitals. I wonder if that's somehow related to foot fetishism.

[zencat999]

thanx LennyBound.

real stuff!

[coldarc]

i know that scientist like to think everything is material, but i know we have a chi chakra energy field around us that is our soul. this energy interact with the brain and tell it how to perceive reality. its not the brain that think its you soul. if you drive a car is that car you. can the car think because the car can drive intelligently controlled. can we say the car is sentient because it apear to be on its own. you are a soul driving a vessel called the human body. a cognitive toolbox.

[ai1888]

@coldarc read up dualism buddy. Its long been dealt and put away with. Stop plaguing educational videos with your pseudoscience nonsense.

[coldarc]

@ai1888 do you know why they chouldnt find the soul, its because they tried to find a material mechanism of the soul. if they had used energy signals electromangetic waves, they would have found the soul. there is nothing educational about these videos at all. meybe it is for you lazy minded who do not care to read the large body of information availabe on the internet and can only read things in purly generalistic and empirical ways. for me there are no experts, only good or bad intuition.

[ai1888]

@coldarc Electromagnetic waves? Really? You mean like the ones they use in ghosthunter TV shows? And which "large body of information" you are talking about? The information obtained by meditating for decades in a cave?

Science is anything but intuition. Infact it literally obliterates intuition. Somethings may or may not make sense to your tiny brain, but they are most certainly true.

[coldarc]

@ai1888 have you heard about the holographic universe. there is good indications in science that the universe is holographic. have you heard about David bohm and Karl Pribrams holographic universe model? if the universe is holographic there very unlikly that your consciousness self is in your body. in a hologram quantum entanglement can be easily explained. same energy simmilar particles two places entangled. change the position of one and so does the other. basically same energy everywhere.

[Cyrathil]

@coldarc "can we say the car is sentient because it apear to be on its own. you are a soul driving a vessel called the human body. a cognitive toolbox."

This is a very interesting point to make on this video specifically, because there is nothing in this video which is really even refuted by this world view. You haven't done anything but ascribed the answer to the question "Why does it do this?" to some metaphysical concept.

[Sabohaque]

I can't do that finger thing as fast as he can.

[rakshith84]

love wat u did by uploading the videos.....where can i download the entire series....if u could pass me the info u would be doing me great help...thanks

[NevTheDeranged]

I loved this book. Thanks for putting this up. Ramachandran has become one of my heroes.

[dEEpindEEd]

Doc: which finger is wiggling?

Patient: none, your nose not moving either! lol1.45

[bRadicalmagic1]

I am stage 3.8 annaplastic astrocytoma survivor.

[nasafakedit]

people who believe in TV conspiracies like the moon landings are brain damaged

like that retard zenithsage

[CorruptSoul1000]

Great documentary!

[Slacktoo]

fuckin thank you man........ i love this shit

[arumugamyau]

Thank you very much for posting this video !

[harishpsubramanian]

test

[TedDGPoulos]

The most fundamental question of all: What is The underlying law of nature.

[bainy1990]

Very cleaver man there.

[yoyoyo1418]

i love his accent

[WozulPonz]

@yoyoyo1418

It is a strange mixture of Indian (specifically South Indian) and American accents of English.

[VannahWilson]

Oh, this is a book, too? Cool!

Thanks so much for the uploads, I've been curious about hemispatial neglect and badly wanted to see it in action. I didn't think it would be so easy to find! And, I get info about other cool things — it's like an added bonus! Thanks a bunch!

[encephalong]

Much thanks to LennyBound for this. First class. When I was in medical school, we used to hero worship this guy. His work is so cool.

Thanks Lenny.

[flockofseagulls87]

Why is San Diego considered the "mecca of neuroscience"?

[encephalong]

@flockofseagulls87 It isn't.

[humanist7117]

Though the mind evolved out of the brain, they now have different but interelated functions. The terms should not be used interchangeably.

[emblemOFbeing]

see hurley and noe 2003 article on neural plasticity and cortical deference / dominance for a clear, intriguing, and convincing hypothesis on this. Readily accessible to the lay person (with a bit of effort and curiosity)

[silverick]

i never knew this was a documentary too.

I'm a huge fan of the book and I truly enjoyed the book.

[likeachampion]

Thank you for posting.. funny.. I do like his accent too!

I can't find his final statement .. the 2nd part stars without the ending of this part.. could you post it

[DSBrekus]

Wouldn't it be theoretically possible to correct this condition via brain surgery?

If you remove the part of the brain that would receive input from the missing limb.. i would think it would remove the phantom limb phenomenon.

not that I would suggest brain surgery for something that is little more then a distraction... but if the condition was sufficiently debilitating it might be worth the risk.

[chrisearnshaw]

I'm reading this book right now. Brilliant stuff. I've also read Daniel Tammet's book "Embracing the Wide Sky". All of this interests me to much

[Cyrathil]

I know it's over said, but Dr. Ramachandran and Dr. Sacks were the reason I decided to go into Neurology.

[nao1163]

and what about Foreman from House MD ;) loll jk

[eternaljaguar]

@Cyrathil Are you happy about that decision? Is it really like how they portray? I get the impression that they're distinctive figures because it's so hard to do. Sort of like Stephen Hawking...

[Cyrathil]

@eternaljaguar If I had to be the best in what I did to want to do it, I'd almost never do anything. I don't want to be like them necessarily, but reading their books/watching them talk about their jobs, I was fascinated by the topic.

[qwertypluss]

@Cyrathil hi.. I'm going to have to select a specialty soon... do you mind if I personal message you to ask a few questions about Neurology... thanks

[Cyrathil]

@qwertypluss "I'm going to have to select a specialty soon"

You'd probably be able to tell me more about it than I could tell you, I'm still an undergrad. I read "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat" by Dr. Sacks and watched parts of this documentary in a high school psychology class, and decided to go after a degree in neurology. Reading the original comment, I can see it is a bit confusing.

[qwertypluss]

@Cyrathil So does that mean you're planning on going to med school?

[MANBEAVER]

I know it's a weak comment, but I love this guy's accent ;)

[SourSweetSoul2]

I didn't know this was a documentary as well!!!

I'm A huge fan of the book and of Dr. Ramachandran :)

[Azuzur]

I want to thank the person who posted this. I have read ramachandran's "phantoms in the brain" book at my first year on psychology, and didn't even know it was a documentary series aswell. Awesome

[LennyBound]

Glad to hear you liked it. :-)

[tolgapala]

@Azuzur agreed. well done LennyBound. many thanks.

[tydees]

So, when sensation migrates to different areas of the brain, would this indicate neurogenesis?

[JonahTorn]

What is neurogenesis?

[tydees]

Neurogenesis is creation of new neurons. Children's brains have the ability to do this more efficiently than adults. It is the major component in the plasticity of the brain - the ability of the brain to change.

[KoNP69]

I doubt new neurons are being created, it's more that the existing neurons are connected in different ways. Sort of like if you rewire your house or change your home network. You're using what was already there but connecting it differently. Neurogenesis is usually reserved for experience-based and learning-based growth and minor damage repair.

[zakiechan]

Nope, new neurons are definitely being created, in children and adults. Though, it was thought (until quite recently) that adults weren't able to create new brain cells.

Google "Adult Brain Cells Do Keep Growing", and go to the first link.

[ciucinciu]

i knew that the adult brain cells, actually neurons can make new connections...

[biglmac]

I'm pretty sure that kids (the younger the better) basically have more 'potential' for neurogenesis, but it's essentially not limited to any particular age group or whatever. Certain things you do will facilitate it. For example, if a baby falls down a stair and hits their head, you might think that they would be permanently brain damaged. That's potentially true. However, if you stimulate the kid's brain enough (e.g., leave a radio on so they can hear it) you can make it as if nothing happened.

[ACTORnSCREENWRITER]

can brain damaged minds be repaired? Lets say frontal lobe damage in a fist fight, or sports?

[tydees]

It depends on the extent of the injury and the age of the person.

[19sevim90]

brain damage often cannot be repaired. sometimes, other areas of your brain can pick up the function/s of those area/s that were damaged though.

[ACTORnSCREENWRITER]

I see, thank you for taking the time

[SodorProductions]

I saw him on Nova in my psychology class. That phamtom limb stuff is mazing.. I can sometimes feel phantom pain where my appendix was, no lie.

[mihkeltt]

ramachandran is pretty much my hero :). and be sure to watch his TED talk as well - mind boggling stuff.

[QuantumDeviant]

He is mine as well, up there with Oliver Sacks....The two have made remarkable discoveries to the field of neuroscience. I am just absolutely fascinated by how the mind works, and I find that really, there is no one fundamental axiom for how it does work. This is why for every neurological syndrome out there, there is an exception to every rule. This is why as a researcher, I greatly distrust the criteria enumerated in the DSM-IV, as they are far too narrow. Neurodiversity is too varied 4 labels

[tehinfidel]

R-r-r-ama is always immensely interesting, and his insights and areas of research are groundbreaking in the realm of consciousness.

[kerriechabot]

Rama- you are one interesting fella.

Keep up the original research. Talk to you soon.

~Kerrie Chabot

[bethboricua]

I'm not the only London Met student doing this then haha. It is very hard to begin it. I've never done a "Review" before so I'm struggling!!! lol.

[th0m69]

lol more london met people... it seems everyones doin this essay its better than the 100 page case study!

[sexykay00]

IM doin a review called phantoms in the brain, can anybody share me some light as to how to go about this piece? im an undergrad Psychology student....all answers on a postcard please!!!

[dietangel]

are you at london met?

[sexykay00]

yes! why r u?

[hammy606]

Might be a bit late but go to TED(dot)com and watch 2 videos- Jeff Hawkins: Brain science is about to fundamentally change and the V.S. Ramachandran talk cant remember its name.

hopefully this should help

[jakejakewhat]

fuckin cool

[qtronman]

Ramachandran is great. His 'R's sound like a drum-roll!

[soitoldhimno]

Qtronman, why'd you block me? I'm a big fan of your videos and a little confused by this.

[qtronman]

Opps, sorry! My mistake! You're unblocked.

[soitoldhimno]

Thanks.

[WarVideo]

Ramachandran is great. I saw this show a while ago on PBS. They should give him his own show.

[310BPM]

@qtronman

Ramachandran's voice is so elegant. I love listening to him speak. :3

[blackdublinski]

I'm watching this as 'revision' too!

[blanca0287]

I have a neuropsy exam in two days and this is sort of like studying... nice :)

[qacqaqa]

Awesome! I just learned this in physiology last semester. Glad to see it "in action"

[evarsm]

i love this stuff!

[LennyBound]

Glad you like it! :-)

I have some lectures of Ramachandran uploaded as well. Feel free to watch them. :-)

[necronomicon009]

@LennyBound

Can you send me an article explaining the phantom limb pain discussed in this video? I have a psychology project to do and I need to compare/contrast the independent/dependent variables in his study. I would really appreciate it.