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\nExplore the nervous system's workings by first looking at the brain and its two hemispheres. Using the example of a split-brain surgery done for epilepsy, the function of language and vision is shown with an interactive component. Paul...\n
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\nNeuron to Neuron\n

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\nWhat is a neuron? How do brain cells communicate with one another? Are there other types of brain cells besides neurons? In the third of six videos about the brain, Dr. David Eagleman takes a closer look at neurons and their functions....\n
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\nNeuronal Synapses (Chemical), Human Anatomy and Physiology, Health and Medicine\n

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\nLecture time is mainly spent explaining the concept of voltage potentials 'jumping' across synapses, as well as providing more details about ion pumps and protein vesicles involved in neurotransmitters.\n
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\nNeuron Cookie\n

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\nFind out just how enticing learning about neurons can be by creating models with sugar cookies, icing, and candy. With great background information for you and an easy procedure for the kids, studying cells has never been more fun or...\n
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\nHow Does Your Brain Respond to Pain?\n

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\nZap! Ouch! That hurts! But why? And how come people don't experience or respond to pain in the same way? Take a journey on the sensing pathway, from your nociceptors, along your nerves, up your spinal cord, to neurons and glial, through...\n
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\nDevelopment of the Human Embryonic Brain\n

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\nViewers follow the development of a human embryo, the brain, and the number of neurons at each stage. They learn when the brain stops growing and the importance of neural connectivity.\n
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\nThe Nervous System\n

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\nWhat do you call a brain without one billion neurons? A no-brainer! The narrator of a video about the brain and the differences between the central and peripheral nervous systems walks viewers through both systems, explaining how they...\n
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\nBeautiful Brain: Brain Inspiration\n

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\n\"Neuroscientists consider Cajal as important to their discipline as Einstein is to physics.\" The first of four lessons has scholars view Santiago Ramon y Cajal's drawings of neurons. They reflect and respond to the art through writing...\n
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\nNeuron Creations\n

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\nStudents examine neurons. In this nervous system lesson plan, students build models of neurons in order to study their parts and functions.  \n
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\nMotor Cabal Toxins Block Motor Neuron Synapses\n

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\nCone snails release four different toxins, each capable of paralyzing a fish. An animation demonstrates that the toxins work independently, and then explains the impact of this redundant system on the nervous system.\n
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\nNervous System A and P Part 1\n

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\nA British speaker lectures on the parts of the nervous system. He writes the names on large paper as well so that viewers can follow along. He draws a neuron, explaining all its parts. The video cuts off after the nodes of Ranvier are...\n
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\nMirroring Emotions\n

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\nDo you ever give your class the \"teacher look\"? Without saying a word, they become silent and engaged (hopefully). How do they know what you're thinking? Explore the concept of nonverbal communication and how it relates to our...\n
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\nRemember This?\n

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\nStudents investigate the mechanics of an fMRI and the properties of neurons. In this biology instructional activity, students analyze the way the brain works by performing tests in the neurons in the brain. This is all done theoretically.\n
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\nCrossing the Synaptic Gap\n

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\nAs part of a unit on the chemistry of the brain, thinkers learn how chemicals work to transmit messages between individual neurons and how controlled substances impact the synaptic cleft. They do so by playing a dice-and-card game in...\n
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\nNeurotransmitters Contain Chemicals\n

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\nHuman body systems students play a card game, \"Locks & Keys\" in order to learn that neurotransmitters carry a message from one neuron to another by fitting into a receptor site on the receiving nerve cell. While this activity can...\n
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\nWhat Happens When You Have a Concussion?\n

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\nEver had a concussion? Watch a video that explains the complicated dangers of concussions and how brain neurons are damaged during a concussion. Discover ways to heal the brain after a concussion and the long term effects of head...\n
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\nNeuron Anatomy Comparison\n

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\nHigh schoolers create a scale model of a motor neuron that is two hundred times larger than the actual neuron. They identify the structures of a neuron and observe neurons under the microscope then use a worksheet to convert actual...\n
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\nQuiz on Neuron\n

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\nFor this neuron quiz worksheet, students complete an on-line game, clicking on questions and matching answer cards and scoring 1 point per correct answer. Printable version available also.\n
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\nRecording Electricity in the Brain\n

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\nIn this electricity in the brain worksheet, students read about neurons, electrical impulses, brain activity and EEGs that measure electrical activity in the brain. They answer four critical thinking questions about brain activity.\n
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\nActing Potential\n

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\nStudents set up a cell membrane with the material provided by their teacher and then arrange beads properly to show how the sodium and potassium ions are arranged. They then make a model representing the axon of a neuron.\n
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\nLabel the Neuron\n

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\nIn this neuron worksheet, 7th graders study the definitions for the neuron and then label the neuron diagram with the terms.\n
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\nDevelopment of the Cerebral Cortex\n

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\nHow do the many parts of our brains form as we grow and develop? Peer inside a developing brain using a short video. Topics include stem cells, differentiation, and the unusual way these specialized neurons organize themselves throughout...\n
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\nNervous System\n

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\nThe average adult human brain contains 100 billion neurons. In the video, scholars learn about brain lateralization and how different portions of our brain do different things. Learners then explore neurons, learning their parts and how...\n
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\nDendritic Spines Lab\n

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\nThis is your brain on drugs ... literally! Your neuroscientists-in-training examine the evidence of drug use on the human brain and how neurons change their connectivity when altered by drugs. They then work together to create testing...\n
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