National Geographic: Brain Games

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National Geographic’s Brain Games is a 2011 documentary series that uses interactive experiments and optical illusions to investigate how the human brain constructs perception, memory, and attention. Hosted by David Copperfield and Neil Patrick Harris alongside Shara Ashley Zeiger, the program takes viewers through a series of revealing tests designed by leading experts to demonstrate the brain’s remarkable abilities and limitations. By examining real people and their cognitive processes, the series uncovers surprising insights into how our minds create the experience of reality.

This single-disc DVD release runs two hours and thirty minutes and carries a TV-G rating from National Geographic and Magical Elves Productions. Directed by Jeremiah Crowell with writing by Bill Margol, Jerry Kolber, and Leslie Schwerin, Brain Games offers an accessible yet scientifically rigorous exploration of neuroscience for viewers of all ages. Add this hand-inspected disc to your collection and own a fascinating look at how your brain works.