| BBC World today premiered its new season of programming
- the 21st Century Medicine Season.
In the coming eight weeks, the programme will explore the human
body and investigate the current issues that the world of health
and medicine is facing today. The season comprises four distinct
series - Brain Story, Body Chemistry, Kill or Cure and
Fragile Lives.
A special preview screening of the first episode of Brain Story
was held in New Delhi to mark the launch of medicine season in the
Presence of medical students and professionals.
The programme screened - All in the Mind - is the first
episode of the Brain Story series and provides a glimpse
into science's journey to understand the incredible complexity of
the human brain. Susan Greenfield, Britain's leading neuroscientist,
presents the story of the brain - from the earliest crude studies
through to the latest insights from direct stimulation of specific
areas in patients undergoing brain surgery whilst wide awake.
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