Brain Games: Focus Pocus

In this episode we explore a battle that’s raging constantly inside your head between ATTENTION and DISTRACTION – by investigating three kinds of focus: visual processing, mental filtering and prioritizing attention. So pay close attention: your life may depend on it! Host Jason Silva and psychologist Brian Scholl run some mind-boggling experiments to show how concentration can be elusive. While viewers zero in on a football game on the field, most will be surprised to learn that cheerleaders took off their shirts right before their eyes.