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Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain in an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of us, why we feel and think the things we do. The Brain blends science with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, and addresses some big questions. By understanding the human brain, we can come close to understanding humanity.

Episode: Why Do I Need You? - How the human brain depends on other brains to thrive and survive.

This program examines the complexity of the emotion we call love, from the burning desire that can strike suddenly, to the giddy euphoria of falling in love. What is the incredible bond a mother feels for her infant, and how does it relate to the feeling couples may have after a lifetime of living together?

Anthropologist Helen Fisher of Rutgers University takes us through the three very different emotions that are often grouped under the word "love", namely, lust, romantic love, and attachment. Attachment is what may happen with couples after romantic love has passed, and it enriches their lives. Neuroscientist Charles Nelson explains the role of the prefrontal cortex in the "uncontrollable" love typical of teenagers. In Italy, studies are being done on "love junkies", those who are addicted to falling in love but unable to make meaningful attachments. Parental love is explored by Richard Davidson, University of Wisconsin. The film shows how different areas of the brain are activated by neurotransmitters to evoke the emotion called love, which gives us the most profound sense of our humanity.

Is your brain wired to think like a man or a woman? Are females really more talkative, men less emotional? And what does the ratio between the length of your 2nd and 4th fingers have to do with it? We might have been conditioned to think that men and women are the same but as this series reveals, we are utterly, fundamentally different. And we've been destined to be so since the dawn of our species. Not only that, but not all men have male brains nor women female brains: 'body sex' and 'brain sex' are not the same thing. In three vivid, intriguing episodes, covering six major areas of sex difference - emotional recognition, empathy, communication, basic cognition, competition, and brain anatomy - science is put to the test with real people leading real lives. The result is an often hilarious, sometimes provocative and always informative and entertaining journey, destroying myths and uncovering startling new truths about what defines the genders. Discover how a little confidence can go a long way in companion series, How to Get Lucky.

Men and women are just the same. Just as caring, just as promiscuous, just as good at a three point turn. Aren't they?

The results of a new BBC sex survey of 500,000 people from around the globe - the largest ever carried out - provide very revealing answers. And five men and five women are put through a unique battery of experiments to uncover the real differences between the sexes.

Engineer Lloyd finds out what's missing in him. Bickering couple Liz and Craig squabble over who's the most empathic - until a stunning brain scan settles the argument. And in a television first we reveal the true effects of sex hormones on the brain by following 29-year-old Max as, under the influence of monthly testosterone injections, she turns from a woman into a man.