When pioneering developmental psychologist Professor Uta Frith started her training back in the 1960s, she met a group of beautiful, bright-eyed young children who seemed completely detached from the rest of the world.
It turned out they had just been given the then-new diagnosis of autism. Uta passionately wanted to know more about these children, and they inspired her to dedi...
They are the miracle pills that shouldn't really work at all. Placebos come in all shapes and sizes, but they contain no active ingredient. Now they are being shown to help treat pain, depression and even alleviate some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Horizon explores why they work, and how we could all benefit from the hidden power of the placebo.
一年前,小有名气的设计师文森特·史蒂文斯(卡尔·厄本 Karl Urban 饰)向好哥们卢克(温特沃斯·米勒 Wentworth Miller 饰)、克里斯(詹姆斯·麦斯登 James Marsden 饰)、马蒂(艾瑞克·斯通斯崔特 Eric Stonestreet 饰)和菲利普(马提亚斯·修奈尔 Matthias Schoenaerts 饰)提出一个大胆的想法,五个人共同出资购买一处位于市中心黄金地段的阁楼,将这里当作逃避世俗烦扰的秘密基地,其规则是绝对不能让各自的妻子知道。他们虽然拥有体面光鲜的工作和优渥富裕的生活,但是在物欲横流的时代里,如此一个密不可宣的所在正好迎合着彼此内心中最阴暗的欲望。
在此之后,他们各自沉湎在温柔乡的猎奇之旅中,直到某天早上,一名女子的尸体突然出现在阁楼的床上,五个人的秘密昭然若揭……
杰森(肖恩·派特里克·弗兰纳里 Sean Patrick Flanery 饰)曾是在前线为敌人抛头颅洒热血的军人,退伍之后,战争留给他的,除了荣誉勋章外,还有这辈子都无法摆脱的战后创伤应激症,为此,每隔一段时间,他都要前往退伍军人医院,接受心理治疗。
这一天,杰森妻子珍妮弗(阿比盖尔·霍克 Abigail Hawk 饰)正在医院共进午餐,珍妮弗是这家医院的医生。突然,一个电话将珍妮弗召去参与紧急会诊,紧接着,恐怖分子忽然降临医院,霎时之间,医院就落入了全副武装的恐怖分子手中。唯一有能力解决这场危机的,就是杰森,但在和恐怖分子周旋的同时,杰森还必须应对自己突发的应激症。