Ancient Astronaut Theorists believe that extraterrestrials manipulated human DNA to activate specific parts of the brain to connect with them, in this clip from Season 17, "The Human Experiment."

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"Ancient Aliens" explores the controversial theory that extraterrestrials have visited Earth for millions of years.

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