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Curse of the Phantom Limbs

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The brain is the most important and yet most fragile organ we possess. When damaged or impaired, the effects are often tragic. Now by studying a unique set of patients, researchers are showing that the brain can adapt to change with some bizarre consequences for the patient. One of the strangest is the phenomenon of phantom limbs, when an amputee can not only still feel the missing part but also experiences excruciating pain in the imagined limb. Through the personal stories of patients, a unique surgical treatment on the conscious human brain, and the work of researchers at the cutting edge of neuroscience, Curse of the Phantom Limbs shows how the investigation of what was once thought of as a weird anomaly has opened a new window onto the working of the human brain.

Programme Information

  • Genre: Factual

  • Subgenre: Science

  • Producers: OXFORD FILM AND TELEVISION

  • Broadcaster: n/a

  • Duration: 1 x 52'

  • Tags: Science Medical Health

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