2: Broken English | Born Talking: A Personal Inquiry into Language

Duration: 46'30''

Synopsis

When the brain is damaged through accident or injury, language can go tragically wrong. Meeting and talking to stroke victims, Miller shows how these cases shed light on how our brains process language.

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