Part 2 - Phantoms In The Brain (Episode 2)

Episode two of a two-part BBC-4 special program hosted by neurologist V.S. Ramachandran that explains his key findings in certain instances of brain damage that have long been viewed as mere curiosities by the scientific community. This episode focuses on prosopagnosia, the Capgras delusion, and temporal lobe epilepsy.

My apologies for the audio being slightly off, the black bar at the bottom of the video, as well as the temporary video defects; this was the only copy of the video I could find.

This is Part 2 of 5.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Neuroscience
• Philosophy
• of
• Mind
• Neurology
• Brain
• Science
• Capgras
• delusion
• temporal
• lobe
• epilepsy

[clray123]

The guy's problem seems not to be naming, but recognition. Recognizing an animal takes him as much concentrated effort as another person might need (for example) to recognize a transformed variant of a complex mathematical theorem.

[DolceVita]

Donald duck was INDEED a very attractive woman . ..

lol

[clray123]

@horbergus It's a small world today, email Ramachandran and he might just divulge the confidential patient information to you :-)

[horbergus]

@clray123 hm, it's very fascinating, when he said that he knew what it was but couldn't name it, i wish they would have asked him if he knew where the animal lived or if it was carnivorous. Now i just have to find him and ask him myself :)

[Andreazor]

I feel so sorry for David and his family.

[DolceVita]

I think my mother has this Capgras delusion. She often says that my brother is not her son.

my mother has schizophrenia though

[Braxmetal]

3:00 I don't even recognize this. @_@

[RageAndLove1]

I doubt it, he'd still be without the emotional reaction.

[theyangist]

Would DNA testing results confirm David's belief enough to reacquaint him with his parents?