NOVA S36E17: "Musical Minds"
From NOVA · Season 36 · Episode 17
Season 36 episodes
17 total
Arctic Dinosaurs
Space Shuttle Disaster
Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives
Hunting The Hidden Dimension
Alien From Earth
The Bible's Buried Secrets
Ocean Animal Emergency
Is There Life On Mars?
The Big Energy Gamble
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
The Spy Factory
Rat Attack
Extreme Ice
Last Extinction
Doctors' Diaries Pt.1
Doctors' Diaries Pt.2
Musical Minds
About this Episode
An exploration of the effect of music on the brain via four case studies from neurologist Oliver Sacks book "Musicopia" and the MRI visualizations from Sacks' own brain as classical music is played, including Bach's "Mass in B Minor." Study subjects include a man with Tourettes syndrome who has found relief while playing the drums; an autistic savant who is simply dazzling on the piano; a woman who suffers the inability to process music, known as amusia; and a surgeon whose life changed after being struck by lightning.
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Watch NOVA Season 36 Episode 17 — "Musical Minds" free in HD on Zoovie. The default Server 1 (vidlink.pro) usually loads fastest; if it stalls, switch to Servers 2-5 using the buttons under the player. Use the episode-switcher sidebar to jump between episodes within Season 36 without going back to the season page. Runtime: 55 minutes. Originally aired 2009-06-30. For the next episode, click the season list button below. Browse all NOVA seasons or explore other TV shows on Zoovie.