Trying to locate a mid to late 1980s PBS science miniseries on the brain

March 22, 2018 11:08 AM

I am looking for a science program broadcast between 1985 and 1990 on PBS on the brain. It had a very distinctive opening sequence with mysterious-sounding 80s synthesizer music.

I am quite certain it was on PBS, and the opening credits had a very distinctive animated sequence of various electric synapses/impulses lighting up within the brain, with 80s style synthesized music. It was a Nova-like program with a Peter Thomas-like narrarator. There were interviews with doctors and scientists.

I’ve searched through Nova’s lists of episodes and trawled through YouTube endlessly, but no luck.

posted by Valuev to Science & Nature (4 answers total)

I totally remember it, though I would have placed it a little earlier, and I would swear it was just called "The Brain" and that it was a miniseries. But a quick search isn't turning it up (just the more recent one of the same name).
posted by Miko at 12:46 PM on March 22, 2018

It also might not have been on PBS, but on one of the major networks.
posted by Miko at 12:50 PM on March 22, 2018

Best answer: Looks like there was an 8-part miniseries called The Brain in 1984. NSF, CPB and Annenberg were all involved. This looks like it was based on the original series.

Ah, from WaPo: 'THE BRAIN'/Eight-Part PBS Science Series to Stimulate Your Mind
posted by MonkeyToes at 2:05 PM on March 22, 2018 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: Yes! That is exactly it! I have been looking for years... amazing that you were able to locate it so quickly. Many thanks MonkeyToes!
posted by Valuev at 2:21 PM on March 22, 2018 [1 favorite]