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The Role of the Thalamus and Hypothalamus in the Nervous System
This video provides an in-depth lesson on the thalamus and the hypothalamus, two vital structures in the nervous system. Through detailed explanations and examples, the video highlights the critical functions of these brain regions in...
Visual Learning Systems
Nervous and Endocrine Systems: Introduction
Students will learn the three main types of neurons and how they travel through the body's nerve network. Diagrams explain how information is received using our sensory organs and then processed by the central and peripheral nervous...
Visual Learning Systems
Nervous and Endocrine Systems: Summing Up
Students will learn the three main types of neurons and how they travel through the body's nerve network. Diagrams explain how information is received using our sensory organs and then processed by the central and peripheral nervous...
Curated Video
Emotion, Stress and Health: Crash Course Psychology
So, it turns out we have an easy time reading emotions in facial expressions, but emotions can straight up kill us! In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank discusses stress, emotions, and their overall impact on our health. --...
TED Talks
Elliot Krane: The mystery of chronic pain
We think of pain as a symptom, but there are cases where the nervous system develops feedback loops and pain becomes a terrifying disease in itself. Starting with the story of a girl whose sprained wrist turned into a nightmare, Elliot...
SciShow
Migraines: Not Just Another Headache
If you've never had a migraine, you might think it's just a really bad headache. But if you've ever had them, or you know someone who does, you know that they're much worse -- and much more complicated -- than that. Hank explains the...
Science360
NEW INSIGHTS FROM TINY ROUNDWORMS
The tiny roundworm (C. elegans) is an important animal for brain research. It is transparent, so its neurons can be seen through a microscope. And its simple nervous system consists of just 302 neurons. Plus, the roundworm matures from...
Curated Video
Why can't your body handle a punch to the liver? - Human Anatomy | Kenhub
A liver punch is not fun. We don't recommend it! With the right shot, the structure of the liver can be impaired. Find out what a normal liver looks like here: https://khub.me/aer8g Oh, are you struggling with learning anatomy? We got...
SciShow
Migraines Not Just Another Headache
If you've never had a migraine, you might think it's just a really bad headache. But if you've ever had them, or you know someone who does, you know that they're much worse -- and much more complicated -- than that. Hank explains the...
SciShow
Migraines: Not Just Another Headache
If you've never had a migraine, you might think it's just a really bad headache. But if you've ever had them, or you know someone who does, you know that they're much worse -- and much more complicated -- than that. Hank explains the...
TED Talks
Gero Miesenboeck: Re-engineering the brain
In the quest to map the brain, many scientists have attempted the incredibly daunting task of recording the activity of each neuron. Gero Miesenboeck works backward -- manipulating specific neurons to figure out exactly what they do,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Joshua W. Pate: The mysterious science of pain
In 1995, the British Medical Journal published a report about a builder who accidentally jumped onto a nail, which pierced straight through his steel-toed boot. He was in such agonizing pain that any movement was unbearable. But when the...
SciShow
5 Times Scientists Gave Animals Drugs (and What They Learned)
It might seem like researchers give animals drugs just to make a good headline, but these experiments have taught scientists a lot.
FuseSchool
What is a Reflex Arc
Our bodies have a system in place which enables us to react really quickly, called reflex reactions. Reflex reactions are immediate, unconscious responses to a stimulus that provides us with protection and aids survival. When your safety...
Curated Video
CPTSD vs PTSD - How are they Different?
What is complex PTSD or cPTSD and how is it different from PTSD? How do we treat these problems? Think of PTSD as an emotional reaction to a traumatic situation. Complex PTSD is not an official diagnosis in our diagnostic manual. Instead...
Weird History
How Conjoined Twins Ended Up Taking Very Different Life Paths
Conjoined twins have long been the subject of great curiosity due in part to the rarity of the condition. Not to mention, many different ways exist for siblings to become anatomically connected to one another. Fueled by that curiosity, a...
Curated Video
How Your Body Responds to Stress
Everyone has experienced stress, which is your body’s response to a demand made on it. A surge of hormones is released when people are stressed and that helps them deal with the danger or threat, but it also affects the nervous system...
Curated Video
Stomach Drop Feeling: Why Does Your Stomach “Drop” When You’re Anxious?
When we experience anxiety, our sympathetic nervous system is activated and initiates the fight-or-flight response. This response is a host of physiological changes that prepare us to either fight or flee. One of the effects of the...
Science360
Batlab studies echolocation to learn how animals "see" with sound - Science Nation
Bat echolocation reveals more on how mammals use sensory information to thrive Description: Neuroscientist Cindy Moss is investigating how animals use sensory information to guide their behavior. Her team at Johns Hopkins University's...
Science360
Expansion microscopy brings the brain in 3-D into focus
While most efforts to understand the brain focus on new technologies to magnify small anatomical features, engineers at the MIT-based Center for Brains, Minds and Machines have found a way to make brains physically bigger. The technique,...
Science360
Strange, surprising and Star-nosed
Watch this video of the most sensitive snout of any mammal in action… underwater! And try not to stare at those 22 appendages on its face. The Star-nosed mole is the fastest eater among mammals and the only known mammal to sniff out its...
Science360
Engineering soft robots for paradigm shift in rehabilitation - Science Nation
Harvard team is advancing soft, wearable robots with embedded sensors for hand and arm rehabilitation Tim Gatautis suffered a spinal cord injury in a swimming accident nearly a decade ago, and he's had to use a wheel chair ever since....
JJ Medicine
Medical Terminology - The Basics - Lesson 1 | Practice and Example Problems
21 Basic Medical Terminology Practice Problems to help you learn and better remember what was taught in the Medical Terminology - The Basics, Lesson 1. This video has been designed for those who have completed Lesson 1 and will be used...