Painting the Mind

True Stories: Painting The Mind
First Broadcast: Tue 26 May 2009

Sarah Feltes's film looks at the untapped artistic resources of the human brain. Can transcranial magnetic stimulation unlock the hidden potential that is dormant in all our brains?

    1. Tommy McHugh True Stories: Painting The Mind Tue 26 May 2009

      Sarah Feltes's film looks at the untapped artistic resources of the human brain. Can transcranial magnetic stimulation…

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