Brain Games

2013 • National Geographic Channel
4.9
54 reviews
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Season 6 episodes (6)

1 Positive Thinking
6/28/15
Season-only
We’re going to mess with your mood to show you what really makes that glass seem half empty or half full; why people who stand tall, stand happy; and how to turn that frown upside down. So don’t worry… be happy.
2 Scams
6/28/15
Season-only
Each year, millions of people around the world fall for some sort of scam or fraud. Through a series of interactive games and experiments, you’ll discover how your brain is wired to initially believe everything it hears, what it finds most tempting in an ad or sales pitch, and how simply being human can lead you into some sticky situations.
3 Sleep
6/28/15
Season-only
The average adult spends more than 220,000 hours – or roughly 25 years – in bed sleeping. That’s one third of your life spent in slumber! But what exactly is sleep – and why do we spend so much time doing it? In what could be our most ambitious Brain Games experiment ever, we keep 3 volunteers awake for 36 hours in order to answer just that.
4 Perspective
6/28/15
Season-only
See how your brain gets tripped up by odd angles, how light and shadows play a crucial role in your perception of the world, how you can radically shift the way you see reality, and how your brain isn’t always as honest with you as you think. Through a series of games and experiments, you’ll discover why you shouldn’t always believe what you see.
5 Animals vs. Human
6/29/15
Season-only
How do our brains stack up against the brains of other species? We’ll try to find out when we pit animals against humans in a series of unique competitions.
6 Imagination
6/29/15
Season-only
We often associate imagination with creativity and the arts, but we don’t always think about how important it is to our daily lives. Play along to see how you can use your imagination to solve daily problems, how to tap into the imaginative process and how, with a little help, you can keep the good ideas flowing.

About this show

Are you ready for a truly mind-blowing television experience? Brain Games returns with twelve new episodes, each chock full of interactive games and experiments designed to mess with your mind and reveal the inner-workings of your brain. Host Jason Silva and Deception Specialist Apollo Robbins are teaming up with some of the world's foremost neuroscientists to get inside your head and show you what's going on in there.

Ratings and reviews

4.9
54 reviews
Anneke Taylor
September 23, 2014
I watch this show at home on my tv, and I love it! It's an amazing show! It also teaches you, cool things about the brain, and how it works, and you have fun participating in the games!
Alice Wood-Sanagan
April 22, 2015
I love Brain Games! Its so interesting, and the games are so mind-boggling! ☺
7 people found this review helpful
Melissa Huskins
June 28, 2018
It is so awesome to find out stuff I don't know! I love brain games! !!