The 500-Million-Year History of the Human Brain
Clip: Episode 3 | 3m 19s
Even though your brain enables you to do some amazing things, its evolutionary story runs deep. Biologists Peter Holland and Neil Shubin go hunting for Amphioxus, a tiny, simple animal, whose genes show us just how ancient our brain truly is.
Aired: 04/09/14 |
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