Part 2 - Phantoms In The Brain (Episode 1)

Episode one 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 blind-sight, phantom-limbs, anosognosia, and hemispatial neglect.

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
• blind-sight
• phantom-limbs
• anosognosia
• hemispatial
• neglect

[badheadache]

dude are you not listening.. there is remapping of sensory signals.. in the brain due to the lack of stimulation of sensory input from that amputated limb .. and it would totally suck cause Idon't think they even have a cure for it.

[Misty1234567891]

Brilliant! I love Ramachandran, he explains everything so well. Phantom limbs are fascinating! Thank you a ton, LennyBound!

[laverneangela]

Have you considered that the physical symptom might be related to a deep emotional pain & lose due to the trauma; the brain's way of signaling that the person has not fully come to terms with their current disadvantaged circunstances

[SillyLitleGirl]

7:20 it's the real life Daredevil!

[yuriythebest]

not true. phantom sensations of the brain is what makes ghosts

[AnnoyingChildStudios]

wow

[PM9001]

mind = blown

[maganastris]

So that's where that episode of House got the idea...

[TomaCukor]

@zencat999 you know the ones who could afford it already have a real house servant :)

[aznguy11111]

i dont like how people give this clpi a thumbs up, and then trashes athene..

[treborif]

I'm an amputee - right leg above knee - and i've always felt my leg, toes and knee. i can wiggle my toes (doing it now!) and the best cure ive found is a joint of cannabis. So there is a 'cure' for it.

[jules1342]

@aquarrius6 I mean whether the change is due to a specific change in the biology underlying the problem (i.e, like the one put forth by Ramachandran) or whether it is an unknown change, as is generally the case with the placebo effect.