From fractured prehistoric skulls to modern neurosurgery — the history of neurotrauma is as old as humanity itself.

This limited series traces the extraordinary journey of how humans have understood, treated, and survived injuries to the brain and spine across the ages.

From the first archaeological evidence of head trauma in prehistoric communities, through the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome, across the medieval period and the Renaissance, all the way to the revolutionary advances of the 20th and 21st centuries — each episode reveals how neurotrauma shaped medicine, science, and our understanding of the human brain.