ProEdify
The Essentials of the Nervous System: Functions and Structure
This video provides a comprehensive overview of the nervous system, covering its purpose, functions, and basic structure. The video highlights the three major functions of the nervous system: integrated functions, sensory functions, and...
Science360
Good Vibrations
Elisa Konofagou, a bioengineer at Columbia University, believes ultra sound technology could become be a vital component in treating and perhaps curing degenerative brain diseases such as Cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. One...
Visual Learning Systems
The Amazing Nervous System: the Human Nervous System
From skiing down a steep mountain, to playing the piano, the nervous system enables us to accomplish remarkable tasks. This video focuses on the amazing structures in the nervous system that allows humans to maintain and carry out a wide...
Mazz Media
Brain and Nervous System
In this program viewers will learn about the three key components of the nervous system -- the brain, spinal cord and nerves -- all made up of special cells called neurons that transmit electrical impulses throughout the body. They'll...
Curated Video
Nokia Corp., is clamoring for attention with its latest smart phone, the Nuron. But while the Nuron is attractively priced at $70 with a two-year T-Mobile contract, its less-than-stellar touch screen and lack of Wi-Fi make it more dud than stud.
HEADLINE: Review: Nokia''s Nuron more dud than stud
CAPTION: Nokia Corp., is clamoring for attention with its latest smart phone, the Nuron. But while the Nuron is attractively priced at $70 with a two-year T-Mobile contract, its...
TED-Ed
What Percentage of Your Brain Do You Use?
Have you heard that humans only use about 10 percent of their brains? Well, don't believe it! After describing the tremendous amount of energy needed to power our 86 billion densely packed neurons, the narrator also explains how our...
Scholastic
Study Jams! The Nervous System
Get your class thinking with animations of neurons in action and explanations of how stimuli is transported and processed. This film makes an ideal introduction or review of the nervous system. The parts of the brain and what they...
Curated OER
Neuron Functions
Neuron functions are wonderfully demonstrated and explained in this short yet informative clip. Each term is related to a real life object that will really help visual learners conceptualize each step in neuron functioning. This clip...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Anatomy of a Neuron
The anatomy of a neuron is explained. [6:13]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Neuroscience: Neurons in Parietal Cortex Are Active During Straddling
Through a simple animation of a cat straddling an obstacle, learn about the activity of the neurons in parietal cortex. [1:03]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Neuron Structure
This lesson will identify and define the parts of a neuron. .
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: Human Biology: The Nervous System
Understand how neurons send messages throughout the body as well as explore the different divisions of the nervous system. Information on animal toxins' effects on the body as well.
Crash Course
Crash Course Biology #26: The Nervous System
Hank begins a series of videos on organ systems with a look at the nervous system and all of the things that it is responsible for in the body. [12:04]
Other
Mitk12 Videos: #Ask Mit: Why Don't We Use All of Our Brain Cells?
"Why don't we use all our brain cells and what do we do with the ones we don't use?" Find out from Hannah Iaccarino, a graduate student in Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT and a researcher at the Picower Institute for Learning and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Central and Peripheral Nervous System
A video lesson featuring the main parts of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system of the human body. A transcript of the video is provided. [4:44]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nerves as Information Pathways
A narrated presentation introducing the nerve cell, and its role in sending and receiving messages in a reflex action. [4:39]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sodium Potassium Pump
This video explains how a sodium-potassium pump can maintain a voltage gradient across a cell or neuron's membrane. The sodium-potassium pump goes through cycles of shape changes to help maintain a negative membrane potential. [13:52]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How to Grow My Brain
Forty years ago, we seemed to know more about the moon than we did about how our own brains work and grow. Not anymore! Watch this video to see how the brain works and grows? [3:12]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: The Nervous System
Do you know what would happen if your cranial nerve didn't work? This video shows you how important the nervous system is to the functioning of your body. Learn how different neurons effect the way your body operates. [1:48]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Neuron Functions
A brief video that reviews the basic function and parts of a neuron. [1:19]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Neurons: Lesson 1
This lesson will describe the function of the nervous system as well as the structure and function of a neuron and will include detail about the three types of neurons. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Neurons."