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Nervous System

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Lab equipment in background with illustration of connected neurons. Caption: glia activate and help fix the neurons

Shirtless muscular man flexing his bicep. Caption: When the muscle fibers fire and contract,

A woman. Caption: So we found a way to control prosthetic limbs.

A diagram of a lock in the backdrop of a neuron. Caption: So, a neuroethicist looks at the privacy implications.

illustration depicts a close knitted structure of the nerves. Caption: are now hardwired in because we use them so often.

Digital illustration of the lateral view of the brain. Text on image reads, "Working Memory." "Cognitive System with Limited Capacity." "Transient Holding Processing and Manipulation of Information."

Bill Nye holding an infant. Caption: You, she, and I have the same number of brain cells

A teenager wearing a beanie with skull and crossbones and a hoodie with a skull, sitting at a desk and writing on a piece of paper. Caption: he couldn't read or write.

Still image from: Crash Course Biology: The Nervous System

Illustration of neurons and dendrites exchanging signals. Caption: The addicted brain has changed.

Illustration of a gray brain with areas highlighted in green. Title card reads, "How Does Your Brain Learn? Changes in active brain regions could be an indicator of 'training related performance gains.'"

Blurry city in background. Orchestra of the senses.

Person slightly squinting. Caption: I hear that, but I probably won't remember the numbers.

A comparison of passive echolocation used in vehicles and active echolocation in dolphins.

Man talks to us while moving his hands.

Diagram shows brain nerve cells branching like plant roots.

Man sits at a desk that has a computer, wires, and electrical and lab equipment on it. He holds a blue wire to a battery. Behind him is a bookcase filled with books and knick-knacks like a framed butterfly and different dinosaur skeleton miniatures.

Still image from: Journey to the Microcosmos: Making Decisions Without a Brain

Still image from: Lab Six: The Brain (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: The Brain II (Spanish)

Illustration of a human skull with the eyeballs still present. Caption: The human eye is an organ -- an exquisite sensory organ --

Illustration of tubular structures. Nova science Now. Caption: The answer -- mirror neurons,

Plastic 3D color-coded model of the human brain. Caption: The brain's maximum potential?

3D rendering of a neuron, resembling a ball of plant roots or a rhizome. Text reads, "Brain Basics."

Black-and-white illustration of a side-view X-ray of a human's head. The brain is composed of pink, green, and purple fiber-like masses forming separate structures. Text reads, "Mapping the Brain."

Person uses tweezers to hold up a tiny glowing computer part in front of their face which is visible in the blurred background. Text reads, Brains, Computers, and Technology.

Digital illustration of five stages of a brain's growth, from a small, smooth lump into a bigger shaped organ with bulges, grooves, and fissures. Text reads, "The Developing Brain."

Oval-shaped photo of a brightly lit city street full of people sitting at tables, standing, and in motion. Behind this, a black and white digital rendering of neurons and networks. Text reads, "The Thinking and Social Brain."

Drawing of a human torso and head with a cross section of the chest removed to show the human heart and lungs. Caption: It has been seen as the site of our emotions,

Computer screen showing a cross section of the human brain. Caption: and it's a fundamentally new way to see the brain.

MRI cross section of the human brain. Caption: (narrator) Shelton easily distinguishes the two learning types

Person with a fabric cap strapped to their head. The cap has metal rivets and wires attached. Captions: (female) it feels maybe like a mild itchy or tingling sensation.

Person with a virtual reality headset on. Caption: what sorts of stimuli increase sickness or reduce it.

Person wearing a cap covered in wires while manipulating controls which guide something on the computer screen in front of them. Caption: how brain circuitry controls how we move.

Hands of an elder person. Caption: (narrator) It worked to steady his shaky hands.

A team of psychologists monitors a human brain. Caption: our minds process what we see.

3D diagram of the human brain. Caption: to break blood-brain barrier,

Person placing an object under a microscope. Caption: for nerves to regrow themselves

Cross section of the human brain. Caption: creating a virtual 3-D image of the brain.

Person wearing a cap with wires and sensors attached while looking at a computer screen. Caption: by studying how brain regions interact,

Two line graphs with multiple overlapping, rising and falling lines. Graphs are labelled Reproducing Topoplot and Improvising Topolot. Caption: when professional musicians are playing composed music

Sea slug crawling on the sea floor. Caption: in the nervous systems of slugs and other animals.

Graphic of spherical object with multiple web-like tubular connections. Caption: They can't see any information in their visual world.

Brain activity during cognitive control. Prefrontal cortex of an adult shows significantly more activity in multiple areas as compared to a teen. Caption: that teens could put to use in stressful situations.

Person with head laying on pillow while wearing a cap with wires attached. Caption: and how you can boost how much you remember while you snooze.

Wire frame diagram of a round building with columns and arches. Caption: They're rebuilding Rome pixel by pixel

Still image from: SciShow Kids: How Do We See Color?

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Why Do We Dream?

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Why Do We Get Dizzy?

Still image from: SciShow: The Truth About Truth Serum

Illustration of nerve cells and the connections between them. Caption: It targets the brain's reward system

Person shining a light into someone's eye and looking closely at it. Caption: A migraine doesn't feel like a typical headache.

Digital transparent model of the human brain, spine, and neurological system. Text title next to the model reads, "Concussions," with a bullet list that reads, "Headache. Nausea. Dizziness. Blurred Vision. Memory Loss."

Illustration of the human heart. Caption: and serotonin, which causes blood vessels to narrow,

Kids sitting on the floor in a classroom setting. Caption: They feel secure because they know what to expect next.

Computer image displaying a cross section of the human head with a path through the brain highlighted in red. Caption: The whole journey from one neuron to another

Still image from: The Electric Sheep: Brain Wave Literature--Melancholy and Creativity (Spanish)

Still image from: The Electric Sheep: Brain Wave Literature--Melancholy and the Search for Cosmic Consciousness (Spanish)

Still image from: The Electric Sheep: Exercise Neuroscience (Spanish)

Still image from: The Electric Sheep: The Electric Pulse of Art--Creation and Recreation in the Brain (Spanish)

Anatomical illustrated drawing of the left hemisphere of the human brain.

A man sleeping with his face covered by his hat. Caption: so little was known about sleep, it was understood as time

Trace wears safety goggles and has a hammer in his hand. Caption: Ow.

Microscopic view of small, tube-like structures. Caption: Two kinds of cells make up the living world:

Computer screen showing a satellite map with population data. Caption: We can identify the number of people

Simple diagram shows the nerves and skeletal structure of the chest area.

Black and white photo with an indistinct sketch that looks as if it could be either a rabbit or a duck. Nearby text with two questions reads, “Rabbit?” and “Duck?”

Closeup of a human eye. Caption: of specialized cells called receptors