Brain Surgeons: Between Life and Death
2020– · Channel 4 · 60 min · 1 season
S01E02 · Episode 2
Tue, 29 Sept, 6:00 am
In this episode, 30-year-old Dan and 39-year-old Laura must undergo surgery while remaining awake, allowing the surgeons to map the functioning of their brains. For Dan and Laura and their families, the question remains: will they be the same people after the surgery is completed? Detailed computer-generated graphics animating the MRI scans reveal how the specific functions of the patients' brains have been affected, casting new light on the mysteries and marvels of the brain.
About
How do our brains make us who we are? This thought-provoking series follows patients undergoing complex life-changing brain surgery at Southampton's Neurological Centre.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Tue, 22 Sept· 60 minTwelve-year-old Matthew faces a gruelling two-day operation to remove an extremely rare tumour deep in his mid-brain, next to his pineal gland. This is a region key to the functioning of sight, muscles, hearing and sensation. With access to the hospital's team of leading paediatric surgeons, the programme follows the doctors' attempts at a delicate and risky operation, which could save Matthew's life.
- E02
Episode 2
Tue, 29 Sept· 60 minIn this episode, 30-year-old Dan and 39-year-old Laura must undergo surgery while remaining awake, allowing the surgeons to map the functioning of their brains. For Dan and Laura and their families, the question remains: will they be the same people after the surgery is completed? Detailed computer-generated graphics animating the MRI scans reveal how the specific functions of the patients' brains have been affected, casting new light on the mysteries and marvels of the brain.
