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The Mind, Explained (2019)

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Genre
docu-soap, documentary television program
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 10 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 116 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series explains how the human brain works, covering topics like why we dream and what happens when we take psychedelic drugs. The episodes use interviews and animation to make complex ideas easy to understand.

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What happens

The Mind, Explained is a 2019 documentary television series. The series is narrated by American actress Emma Stone on Season 1 and Julianne Moore on Season 2, and examines themes such as what happens inside human brains when they dream or use psychedelic drugs. The episodes explore topics including memory, dreams, anxiety, mindfulness, and psychedelics. The Mind, Explained is a spin-off of Vox's Netflix show Explained. The series makes use of interviews, cartoons, and animation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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