Summary

THE HUMAN BRAIN - 2nd EDITION

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Title: THE HUMAN BRAIN - 2nd EDITION
File Number: EBC-204 Beta SP
Color: Color
Type: Educational
Year: 01/01/1983
Description: Color 1983 Educational film about the human body, specifically the brain Very thorough and interesting, as are all the films in this series, though unusual in its emphasis on pathology: The film uses victims of various brain disorders (epilepsy, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, stroke) to explore the brain's workings, for, as the narrator says, ironically, science can benefit from the tragedy Good footage of brain surgery throughout, and interesting animated diagrams showing the brain and nerves pulsing with psychic energy 01:16:50:00 Color 1983 vs Brain surgery sequence: surgeons with face-masks ECU surface of exposed brain, with electrodes patient (a 20-year old woman with epilepsy) panel of brain x-ray photographs video monitor with brain-wave graphs Brain surgery footage reappears throughout, at these cue-ups: 01:17:54:00 Color 1983 Model of human brain, floating on black BG, slow ZI 01:18:22:00 Color 1983 Animated diagram, nerve cells shimmering with energy 01:19:48:00 Color 1983 ms cu Elderly man with quivering hands - he has Parkinson's disease ECU four pill capsules on tabletop (the drug L-dopa) 01:20:22:00 Color 1983 Better patient is conscious through her brain surgery, responds to electrodes 01:21:40:00 Color 1983 More animated diagrams, neurons and synapses 01:22:24:00 Color 1983 cu Cross-section of human brain, showing gray matter and white matter Similar shots at 1:31:18 01:22:55:00 Color 1983 ms Underwater footage: scuba diver in empty blue sea, carrying flashlight CU jellyfish school of fish in murky water 01:23:40:00 Color 1983 cu Animated diagram, brain of fish CU crocodile, ZO from teeth animated diagram of crocodile brain two Canada geese with goslings in pond animated diagram of bird brain cat diagram of cat brain orangutan brain of same animated diagram of human brain, and skull 01:25:30:00 Color 1983 ms cu Boxing match, ECU handheld shots, two boxers against black BG, one delivers a knockout punch, boxer slumps against the ropes and slips to floor Good shots, through the boxing itself is phony-looking, staged 01:26:30:00 Color 1983 ms cu Sequence, man sleeps, wakes, and eats breakfast Nebbishy balding man asleep in little bed, tossing and turning he wakes, knocks digital alarm clock off night-table gets out of bed (in pajamas), yawns same man at breakfast table, eating cereal begins coughing uncontrollably Sequence continues below 01:28:00:00 Color 1983 vs Diving sequence, young woman athlete makes several dives into swimming pool HA diving board board ladder as young woman climbs up CU feet walking on diving board she dives in, good dynamic slow motion shots, several types of dives 01:29:10:00 Color 1983 cu Young woman with multiple sclerosis: she talks on telephone, hangs up phone, shaking uncontrollably 01:30:26:00 Color 1983 ms Balding man at breakfast, as above he eats cereal CU toaster, with burning toast angry man takes burnt toast, throws it across the room funny 01:31:35:00 Color 1983 Three shots, similar to above 01:32:00:00 Color 1983 Animated diagram, brain with moving dots representing nerve impulses 01:32:35:00 Color 1983 Several doctors crowd around patient, one shot 01:33:22:00 Color 1983 vs Sequence, people with brain damage from strokes The first is a young woman who's had a mild stroke she's seen walking with a slight limp from partial paralysis The second is a middle-aged man in a wheelchair (he's had a severe stroke), who tosses a beach ball with a woman physical therapist He only uses his right hand to catch the ball, though he can use his left hand when specifically instructed to do so this shows the effect of left brain right brain divergence A third stroke victim, an elderly man, shows cognitive damage: difficulty in naming familiar objects as he sees them, though he otherwise has no problem with speaking or understanding language He works with a woman physical therapist, who shows him flash cards he stumbles over his words, says popoplar for poplar tree 01:36:40:00 Color 1983 Animated graphics illustrate the famous 1848 medical case of Phineas Gage, whose brain was severely damaged when an iron rod was blasted through his skull in a quarrying accident Oddly, this terrible accident left no lasting physical effects but permanently altered Gage's personality: from being a typical, capable workman, he became obstinate, quick tempered, and short-sighted 01:37:50:00 Color 1983 Surgeon prods exposed brain 01:38:12:00 Color 1983 Animated diagram of brain, rotating and pulsing
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