Horizon takes viewers on an extraordinary journey into the human memory. From the woman who is having her most traumatic memories wiped by a pill, to the man with no memory, this film reveals how these remarkable human stories are transforming our understanding of this unique human ability.

Part 1: Get Smart. The first programme in the series uncovers what happens in our minds when we learn, remember and have original ideas. It explores what we can do to improve our ability to learn and manipulate knowledge, and shows how eating fish oils can boost our brain power. Professor Robert Winston looks at how memory can be ...

Episode 5. Delving into the most complex of our organs, we find out everything from why we get drunk (it isn’t the alcohol as such, it's all the fatty acids in our brain), and how the various segments control our different functions from brief recall, long term memory, learned behaviour, personality/consciousness, memory and developing ...