Secret Life of the Brain, The - The Baby's Brain: Wider Than The Sky (2002)

Synopsis: This first episode in a five part PBS series studies the development of the brain in infants. Brain development is followed from as early as four weeks into gestation, when the first brain cells... This first episode in a five part PBS series studies the development of the brain in infants. Brain development is followed from as early as four weeks into gestation, when the first brain cells are formed, through the first year of life. An important portion of the program studies a baby born prematurely and psychologist Heidelise Als' attempt at creating an environment that will combat the attention deficit disorder so common in preemies. [More]

Director: David Grubin

Director: David Grubin