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The Origin of Common Sense

Dr Geoff Bunn on early Christian and Islamic contributions to understanding of the brain.

• 15 mins

Spirits in the Material World

Thomas Willis's pioneering attempt to correlate brain anatomy with function.

• 15 mins

The Spark of Being

Dr Geoff Bunn examines the influence of the 18th-century preoccupation with electricity.

• 15 mins

The Beast Within

The influence of evolutionary theory, phrenology and a hole in Phineas Gage's head.

• 15 mins

Mind the Gap

Dr Geoff Bunn discovers that Freud's original contribution was via the microscope.

• 15 mins

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Dr Geoff Bunn on how chemical transmission became a fundamental concept in neuroscience.

• 15 mins

All or Nothing

The impact of the electroencephalograph (EEG), which made brain waves visible.

• 15 mins

Einstein's Brain

Dr Geoff Bunn discusses the impact of neurology on how we understand ourselves today.

• 15 mins