Synopsis

Matt Savage learned to play the piano in one night. After having flown over Rome for only 45 minutes, Stephen Wiltshire drew the city from memory – in meticulous detail and near-perfect scale. What is happening when we think? Why are there different types of intelligence? Where does memory come from? Why do we remember some things and forget others? What kinds of filters are responsible for recording some data and deleting others? Or, do we remember everything, as professor Gerhard Roth of the University of Bremen claims? If that's the case, how do we find the key to unlocking that secret chamber in our minds? An astonishing journey to the centre of the brain. 3-episode documentary series | Electric Sky