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Curated Video
Fight or Flight
Danger elicits an instinctive biological response. Find out which hormones control whether we run away, or stand our ground and fight. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. At the first sight of danger, messages are sent to the brain...
Curated Video
The Animal Within: Uncovering Human Instincts
Explore the primal instincts that connect humans with the animal kingdom. This fascinating documentary delves into the survival and reproductive behaviors that humans share with animals, demonstrating our innate responses to fear and...
MinuteEarth
Why We Faint (When Other Animals Don't)
Humans are the only animals known to faint due to triggers like shock, fear, or pain; this is due to a combination of our massive brains and upright stance.
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...
Science ABC
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...
MinuteEarth
The Secrets of Extreme Breath Holding
Humans can hold our breath longer than we think by taking advantage of our body’s innate survival instincts - and then ignoring them.
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Bozeman Science
Signal Transmission and Gene Expression
Paul Andersen explains how signal transmission is used to alter both cellular function and gene expression. He uses the example of epinephrine release in humans and how it is used in the fight or flight response. Epinephrine causes...
Curated Video
The Science of Fear: Understanding Our Physical and Psychological Responses
This video explores the concept of fear and its physical and psychological effects on the human body. It discusses how fear is a response that can be triggered by both real and perceived dangers, and how our ancestors' fight or flight...
MinuteEarth
The Secrets of Extreme Breath Holding
Try Dashlane Premium free for 30 days hereref='https://www.dashlane.com/MinuteEarth.' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here And use the coupon code ‘MinuteEarth’ to get 10% off a yearly membership. Humans can hold our breath longer...
Curated Video
Understanding Phobias
This video discusses the concept of phobias, which are intense and irrational fears of certain objects or situations. It explains that phobias can develop from traumatic experiences and highlights common types of phobias such as animal...
Life Noggin
Could You Actually Have An Anxiety Disorder?
Anxiety can drastically impact your life, but just how common is it? Watch more: How Do You Know If You Have Depression? ►►:Subscribetube.com/watch?v=baqXeUOcyJw&list=merchMzSk_V6JtEDRfRMyb6rFd1acPatreonndex=8' target='_blank'...
Curated Video
How to Identify Psychopathic Traits: What Science Reveals
How to Spot a psychopath...You know the kind -- superbly charming, handsome, pretty, seemingly kind, humble, yet a complete psychopath.
The problem is that psychopaths are good at deception. They will...
The problem is that psychopaths are good at deception. They will...
SciShow
Why Do We Blush?
Aw, don't be embarrassed everyone does it! Quick Questions explains what causes blushing, which Darwin called "the most peculiar and most human of all expressions."
Institute of Human Anatomy
Understanding the Physiology of Stress and its Health Consequences
This video discusses the physiological response to stress, including the activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of cortisol. It explores how these responses evolved to deal with primitive stressors and how they can...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
What Does Being Anxious Feel Like?
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M asks the panel of teenage experts for advice about anxiety and its symptoms. Internet Lady...
Curated Video
Fight, Flight or Freeze: Inside the brain of a scared mouse
When a terrifying threat looms from above, mice have to make a split second decision about how to respond. To figure out some of the neurocircuitry involved, scientists have been scaring mice - and they hope to shed light on human...
Bozeman Science
Fight or Flight Response
Harboring resentment against others is just as real to your body as a dangerous situation and can invoke a fight or flight response. The video explores the fight or flight response in humans. Viewers see what is happening inside the...
Curated OER
Human Body - Brain Power, part 1/4
In an emergency, your brain works overtime to process more information in a smaller amount of time, almost as if you were slowing time down. The job of a firefighter requires this kind of fight-or-flight response and quick thinking. The...
TED-Ed
The Science of Stage Fright (And How to Overcome It)
Why can speaking in public be so horrifying and have such strong effects on our bodies? Discover the science of stage fright! Your young learners will learn about the connection between stage fright and our natural fight or flight...
CBC (Canada)
Why Do We Get Nervous?
Sweaty palms, fingernail biting, racing heart. From prepping for a big exam or delivering an important presentation to stepping onto the field before the whistle is blown, we have all experienced nervousness in our lives. Perhaps by...
Deep Look
These Fighting Fruit Flies Are Superheroes of Brain Science
What can fighting fruit flies tell us about our own brains? Junior geneticists explore the common genes of fruit flies and humans and learn how scientists are using the tiny insects to help study depression, anger, and Alzheimer's...
Bozeman Science
Signal Transmission and Gene Expression
Budding scientists learn about signal transmission, exploring intercellular and intracellular chemical movements. The instructor shows how epinephrine signals other chemicals in the body and can cause our DNA to express different...