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Why Getting Dizzy is Kinda Like Temporary Brain Damage
We’ve all gotten dizzy before… but have you ever gotten WEIRD DIZZY? I teamed up with Vanessa Hill from BrainCrat to answer the question “why do we get dizzy?” and in the process we learned about some very strange and hilarious ways to...
SciShow
What a Cochlear Implant Actually Sounds Like
If you're not hearing impaired, you may wonder what it's like to wear a cochlear implant—what does it actually sound like? Unlike what you may think, cochlear implants don't generate sound like a hearing aid would. Instead, they actually...
SciShow
Why Do We Get the Spins When We’re Drunk?
If you're old enough to drink, you may have had a few too many cocktails and suddenly everything is spinning. Strange as it might seem, that’s not because the alcohol you drank is messing with your brain! So what causes the spins?
SciShow
Does My Voice Really Sound Like That?
Take it from an expert: It’s weird to hear how your voice really sounds. But why does it sound different to you than everyone else. Hank explains -- in a deep, resonant voice.
SciShow
The Baller Rat That Kicks Rattlesnakes in the Face
This small animal might seem like a run-of-the-mill rodent at first, but its huge back legs can produce kicks hard enough to let it rumble with rattlesnakes looking for a meal.
SciShow
No Ears, No Problem: Frogs Can Hear With Their Lungs
If you’ve ever looked at a frog’s head, you might have noticed that they don’t have external ears. So How do they hear?
SciShow
All This Noise Is KILLING Me!
The sounds we hear every day really do have effects on our health. Not just our ears, but our hearts and even our brains.
Curated Video
How We Balance: Part 1
It can take years before our limbs and brain work together well enough to achieve good balance. What role do our ears play in helping us to meet this incredible challenge? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Our sense of balance is...
Curated Video
Why Do I Get Travel Sick?
Your body can get confused by different incoming signals. A look at how the ears, eyes, organs and muscles combine to detect motion, and what happens when they're out of sync. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Our brain relies on...
Curated Video
How We Hear
How our ears hear different frequencies, and how they work with the brain to turn these into sounds which we understand. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Sounds are simply movements of air molecules. Our ears are extremely...
Curated Video
Journey through the ear
Journey through an ear to discover how we hear sound... Physical processes - Sound - How do we hear? Learning Points The eardrum transmits vibrations to the ossicles. The cochlea sends signals to the auditory nerve. The auditory nerve...
Curated Video
Why don't some animals have ears?
Do animals like snakes and grasshoppers have ears? Life processes - Humans and other animals - Humans' and other animals' needs Learning Points Humans and other animals have some common features. Some animals use organs other than ears...
Bizarre Beasts
This Frog Is Bad At Basically Everything
Pumpkin toadlets can't land their jumps or hear their own love songs, but they still get by somehow.
Curated Video
Understanding Vertigo
This video explains the concept of vertigo, a sensation of spinning or movement, and its causes. It highlights the different parts of our body that affect movement and perception, and how conflicts between signals sent to the brain can...
Catalyst University
👂 Vestibular Neuritis | Presentation, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis & Treatment
In this video, we explore vestibular neuritis: its prevalence, pathophysiology, and treatment. We also learn how to differentiate it from other vestibular conditions associated with dizziness.
Catalyst University
👂 Ménière’s Disease | Presentation, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis & Treatment
In this video, we explore Ménière’s Disease: its prevalence, pathophysiology, progression, diagnosis, and treatment.
Curated Video
Protecting and Maintaining Your Hearing
In this video, the speaker conducts a tone quiz to test the viewer's hearing ability. They explain that as people age, they may experience age-related hearing loss, which is a normal and gradual process. The video emphasizes the...
Curated Video
How Hearing Works - Journey of Sound to the Brain
How do we hear? How does sound get transferred from the ear all the way to the brain? In this video, I go into all the juicy details. Listen up and have fun.
Curated Video
037 How Sound is Transferred to the Inner Ear
In this video, I show how Sound is accurately transferred to the inner ear. Since there is fluid inside the cochlea, impedance matching needs to take place. It happens due to the 1.3 to 1 ratio of movement between the maleus, incus and...
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Medical video background. Ear. Brain. Hearing mechanism animation. HD.
3D computer animation showing how signals are travelling from ear to brain. Blue background. A very scientific approach.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: The Senses: Hearing
Animated video, with an accompanying quiz, describes the anatomy of the ear and explains how we hear.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ice Skating
Discover what makes people dizzy. Watch two kids use the scientific method to figure out what makes them the dizziest when they ice skate.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ear Anatomy and Hearing
This lesson will give an overview of the anatomy of the human ear. Includes two videos as well as their transcripts. [4:41; 4:20]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: How We Hear Sound
This video explains how sound is processed by the ear. [1:20]