Your Fantastic Mind
Exploring every aspect of the brain and mind through cutting-edge research and human stories.
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Mon, 10/5 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Heart and Mind
Scientists explore how heart health may influence Alzheimer's risk.
Mon, 10/5 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Phone-Free School
A school in Marietta, Ga., studies life, learning and mental health when students put their phones away for a day.
Mon, 10/5 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Hope Against ALS
Patients and researchers confront ALS with compassionate care and emerging new treatments.
Mon, 10/5 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Courage and Care
A teenager with a rare brain condition and the doctors working to better understand and treat it; an outreach effort brings medical care to migrant farmworkers.
Mon, 10/5 at 3:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Building the Brain
How early brain-building strategies shape learning, literacy and child development.
Mon, 10/5 at 3:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Hope and Healing
New approaches for PTSD, suicide prevention and childhood anxiety.
Tue, 10/6 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Bringing Physical Therapy to a Country Without It
A group of physical therapists embark on their 11th annual trip to provide physical therapy and health interventions to the Dominican Republic.
Tue, 10/6 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
The Impact of Racism on the Brain
Inflammation and depression; the physical effects of racism on the brain; vibration feedback mindfulness seeks to reduce levels of PTSD in Black women.
Tue, 10/6 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Healing the Invisible Wounds of War
A program that provides free mental health care to 9/11 veterans in need; examining maternal substance abuse alongside a study that is imaging the brains of infants to learn how things like substance abuse exposure influences brain development.
Tue, 10/6 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Nanorobots for Brain Surgery
The life of a physician scientist; the influence of zip codes on mental health; a patient's five-year milestone after deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression.
Tue, 10/6 at 3:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Life Saving Surgery for the Deadliest Stroke
A surgical approach offers hope to millions affected by strokes; a 49-year-old man is flown to Emory Hospital following a hemorrhagic stroke.
Tue, 10/6 at 3:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Slowing Alzheimer's Disease Through Treatment and Lifestyle
Breakthroughs in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, from a blood test to a 3-minute artificial intelligence test that assesses brain health; the struggles with access to early diagnosis.