Synopsis
Dr Eagleman journeys into the future, and asks what's next for the human brain and for our species.
- Programme: The Brain with David Eagleman
- Episode: 06: Who Will We Be?
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2016
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology | How the mind works and processes information
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