Nervous System

NOVA scienceNOW: How Smart Can We Get? | Looking for Intelligence in the Brain | PBS LearningMediaThis video adapted from NOVA scienceNOW explores new research concerning intelligence. Richard Haier and Rex Young are assessing intelligence by measuring brain structure instead of test performance. Using a new type of scanner that instantaneously detects brain activity, they are examining which parts of the brain are at work when we problem solve and how communication occurs across the network of gray and white matter. The scientists think that this kind of brain activity may not be the same for everyone and that such differences may be related to perceived levels of intelligence.

The Teenage Brain | PBS LearningMediaWhat is going on in the heads of teenagers? Surprisingly or not, when teenagers go about their daily lives, especially when they communicate with others, their teenage brains do not function in the same way that adult brains do. This video segment from FRONTLINE: "Inside the Teenage Brain" explores some of the more striking differences between the brains of kids and the brains of their parents and teachers.

Nervous System WebQuest Links

Brain is the Boss

https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/brain-nervous-system.html?ref=search

Neuroscience for Kids

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

The Secret Life of the Brain

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/index.html

http://www.uakron.edu/gage/story.dot

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How do nerves work? - Elliot KraneAt any moment, there is an electrical storm coursing through your body. Discover how chemical reactions create an electric current that drives our responses to everything from hot pans to a mother’s caress.

How do we smell? - Rose EvelethAn adult human can distinguish up to 10,000 odors. You use your nose to figure out what to eat, what to buy and even when it’s time to take a shower. But how do the molecules in the air get translated into smells in your brain? Rose Eveleth charts the smelly journey through your olfactory epithelium and explains why scent can be so subjective.

How do drugs affect the brain? - Sara GarofaloMost people will take a pill, receive an injection, or otherwise take some kind of medicine during their lives. But most of us don’t know anything about how these substances actually work. How can various compounds impact the way we physically feel, think, and even behave? Sara Garofalo explains how some drugs can alter the communication between cells in the brain.

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