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In this informative episode we explore syndromes that alter reality within the brain, the programme includes a man who is unable to tell animals apart, a woman who believes her husband has been replaced by an impostor, and a hero businessman who intervened in an armed robbery and sustained a brain injury that has had a devastating effect on his sense of reality.Ever had one of your own hands attempt to strangle you, or have woken to find that you're unable to recognise any faces, even that of your own child?
This is a revealing documentary series which features extraordinary neurological conditions, such as Alien Hand Syndrome and inexplicable memory loss, as well as pioneering diagnosis and treatment. This cutting-edge series charts what happens when the sense of ourselves and the world around us is dramatically thrown into chaos, and details remarkable stories of life at the leading brain injury clinics in the UK and the US im joining both episodes together
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This film was first broadcast: 2008
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In this informative episode we explore syndromes that alter reality within the brain, the programme includes a man who is unable to tell animals apart, a woman who believes her husband has been replaced by an impostor, and a hero businessman who intervened in an armed robbery and sustained a brain injury that has had a devastating effect on his sense of reality.Ever had one of your own hands attempt to strangle you, or have woken to find that you're unable to recognise any faces, even that of your own child?
This is a revealing documentary series which features extraordinary neurological conditions, such as Alien Hand Syndrome and inexplicable memory loss, as well as pioneering diagnosis and treatment. This cutting-edge series charts what happens when the sense of ourselves and the world around us is dramatically thrown into chaos, and details remarkable stories of life at the leading brain injury clinics in the UK and the US im joining both episodes together
. Subscribe to True Lives: bit.ly/3dBMxvl
This film was first broadcast: 2008
Check us out on Facebook: facebook.com/OurStoriesChannel
Watch More Documentaries
True Lives - bit.ly/3A8xRMJ
Up Close - youtube.com/@UpCloseITVS
Our History - bit.ly/3rUpdhL
Our World - bit.ly/3ftuckM
Our Stories - bit.ly/3ynfFyk
Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV
Blueprint - bit.ly/3ZK5UdD
True Lives brings you fascinating stories of social interest from around the world. You can discover award winning documentaries, films and groundbreaking reports that capture the complexities of our daily life, with stories that will entertain, inspire and inform.
Content distributed by ITV Studios.
#BrainInjury #Neurology #AlienHandSyndrome
#CapgrasDelusion #FaceBlindness #Neuropsychology
#RareDisor ders #BrainScience #MindBlown
#Psychology #MedicalMystery #MentalHealthAwareness #ourstories
