
The Brain with David Eagleman
S01E05: Why Do I Need You?
In "Why Do I Need You?" Dr. David Eagleman explores how the brain relies on other brains to thrive and survive. This neural interdependence underpins our need to group together, and our ability to do the very best and the very worst of things to each other.
Overview
Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the interior of the brain to reveal why people feel and think the way they do. Episodes examine how personality, emotions and memories are encoded as neural activity; the unconscious brain; and how the brain navigates thousands of conscious decisions every day. Dr. Eagleman ponders the darker side of humanity and why the brain drives people toward certain actions and behaviors. The series also looks at the future, considering what may be next for the human brain and for the human species.
Episodes


S01E02 What Makes Me?

S01E03 Who is in Control?

S01E04 How Do I Decide?

S01E05 Why Do I Need You?

S01E06 Who Will We Be?
Cast
