Brain anatomy and function
[1:20:38] Jeanette Norden, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Emerita, Vanderbilt University School of M…
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David Eagleman: Can we create new senses for humans?
[20:38] As humans, we can perceive less than a ten-trillionth of all light waves. “Our experience of reality,” say…
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Robert Sapolsky: Being Human
[36:59] What makes us human? World renowned neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky explores one of the most fundamental ques…
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The Limbic System
[26:37] This video discusses the basic anatomy and physiology of the various regions of the brain related to emotion. […
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Why Do You Stop Noticing Smells After A While?
[3:34] Our brains lie to us. Not maliciously – they think they’re helping. Which is why smells seem to disappear: It…
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The Amygdala in 5 Minutes
[5:37] THE BRAIN EVOLVED TO NOT THINK ABOUT THINKING… It evolved to deal quickly with the hundreds of things we ha…
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Why the insect brain is so incredible
[4:22] The human brain is one of the most sophisticated organs in the world, a supercomputer made of billions of neurons …
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Olfactory Nerve (Cranial Nerve I)
[1:58] The olfactory nerve is also referred to as the first cranial nerve; it’s responsible for transmitting in…
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Neuroanatomy Video Lab – Brain Dissections: Olfactory
[5:38] Beginning with the location of the sensory cells within the skull the axons are traced into the cranial cavity. D…
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Stuart Firestein: From Nose to Brain – The Neurology of Smell
[3:40] What’s remarkable about the olfactory system is that from the outside world to the highest level of brain …
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