Curated Video
The Action Potential in All Its Glory - A Review/Summary
What does it take for an action potential to take place? What are depolarization, repolarization, and hyperpolarization? How are voltage-gated ion channels involved? In this video, you will get answers to all these questions.
Catalyst University
Structure & Function of the Withdrawal Reflex, a Polysynaptic Reflex
In this video, we will discuss the anatomy and function of the withdrawal reflex.
Curated Video
Plant Movement: Tropisms, Nastic Movements, and Their Importance
Have you noticed that plants tend to grow in the direction of the sun? This redirection towards the sun a form of tropism, or plant movement. Learn about the common types of plant movement and their benefits!
Curated Video
Experiment to Investigate Factors Affecting Human Reaction Time
The video discusses a practical biology experiment that investigates the factors affecting human reaction time. The setup involves a subject seated with their weaker arm hanging over the edge of a table while their partner holds a meter...
Curated Video
How the Nervous System Allows Us to Respond to Changes in Our Environment
The video provides an explanation of the nervous system, its components, and how they work together. The video explains how a stimulus is detected, converted into an electrical impulse, and travels along a sensory neuron to the CNS,...
Visual Learning Systems
Nervous and Endocrine Systems: Stimuli
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...
msvgo
Movements in Plants
The nugget describes common plant movements. (phototropism, geotropism, chemotropism, hydrotropism, thigmotropism, thigmonasty).
Curated Video
Synesthesia: Perceiving the World Differently
This video explores different types of synesthesia, such as seeing sounds, tasting words, and associating colors with numbers. It highlights the historical background, prevalence, and various tests used to identify this unique ability.
FuseSchool
Negative Feedback
Negative feedback sounds like a bad thing, right? Well actually it’s not bad at all. In fact it’s a very important process that occurs in our bodies all the time. But what does it actually do? What does negative feedback mean?
Curated Video
Reflex Arcs and Their Importance in the Nervous System
This video is an educational lesson on reflex arcs within the nervous system. The narrator explains what reflex arcs are and how they work. Through the example of touching a hot pan, the video demonstrates the different stages of a...
Catalyst University
KINE 3135 Biomechanics of Skeletal Muscles
KINE 3135 Biomechanics of Skeletal Muscles
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...
Visual Learning Systems
Photosynthesis and Plant Responses: Plant Responses
Students will learn why photosynthesis is so important to us. The different plant structures and compounds involved in photosynthesis and transpiration are highlighted. Beyond photosynthesis, plant responses to certain stimuli and...
FuseSchool
What are Nerve Cells, Neurons & Synapses?
There are 3 different types of neuron, or nerve cell; the sensory neuron which detects the signal, the relay or intermediate neuron, and the motor neurons which trigger the response. We will also look at how synapses work; transmitting...
Curated Video
Pavlov’s Classical Conditioning
This video explains the concept of classical conditioning, using Ivan Pavlov's famous experiment with dogs as an example. It also explores how the brain processes and forms associations between stimuli and responses, and includes a...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
David Elkind - On Jean Piaget
A longtime professor at Tufts University, his groundbreaking books — The Hurried Child, The Power of Play and Miseducation informed early childhood education professionals of the possible dangers of "pushing down" the elementary school...
Professor Dave Explains
Plant Responses to the Environment: Tropisms and Defenses
We've already learned a little bit about plant hormones, but let's dig a little deeper so that we can really examine the different ways that plants can respond to stimuli. These are called tropisms, and they can be positive or negative,...
Visual Learning Systems
Adaptations and Animal Behavior
This video explains the concept of adaptations in animals, focusing on both physical characteristics and behavioral traits. The video also introduces the idea of stimuli and responses, emphasizing how animals react to changes in their...
Visual Learning Systems
Plant Growth, Development, and Response: Plant Responses
From fertilization, to germination, to growth, to death, this series of videos explores the life cycles of plants. The means by which plants respond to their environment is also highlighted. Specific attention is paid to development of...
Bloomberg
China Ramps Up Economic Support With New Debt Issuance
China is stepping up support for its struggling economy by issuing additional sovereign debt and raising the budget deficit ratio as President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to the central bank. Stephen Engle reports on Bloomberg Television.
Bloomberg
Fmr. PBOC Deputy Chief on China's Economy, China-US Ties
Zhu Min, Chairman at the National Institute of Financial Research at Tsinghua University, discusses his outlook for China's economy and relations between the US and China. He previously served as the Deputy Managing Director at the IMF...
Bloomberg
China's Latest Stimulus 'Very Positive' for Markets; UBS
Yifan Hu, regional chief investment officer and head of Asia Pacific macroeconomics at UBS Global Wealth Management, discusses China's efforts to boost the economy and the implications for financial markets. President Xi Jinping stepped...
Bloomberg
AMP's Mousina on Asia Economic Outlook
Diana Mousina, deputy chief economist at AMP, discusses her outlook for Asia-Pacific economies. She speaks with Bloomberg's Paul Allen and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
Bloomberg
Fidelity's Yeung on China Equities
Catherine Yeung, Investment Director at Fidelity International, discusses China equities and market outlook. She speaks with Rishaad Salamat and Yvonne Man on "Bloomberg Markets: China Open".