2-Minute Neuroscience: Hypothalamus
The hypothalamus is a complex structure that contains more than a dozen nuclei with different functional specializations. It is involved in a long list…
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All 12 Cranial Nerves | Anatomy & Physiology
This video is a compilation of my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos on the cranial nerves. It covers the anatomy and physiology of all twelve cranial…
2-Minute Neuroscience: Trigeminal Neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia, also known as tic douloureux, is an extremely painful disorder of cranial nerve V, the trigeminal nerve. In this video, I discuss…
2-Minute Neuroscience: Lyme Disease & the Brain
Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that can affect systems throughout the body, including the nervous system. This video discusses Lyme disease and how…
10-Minute Neuroscience: Divisions of the Nervous System
In this video, I discuss the divisions of the nervous system starting first with the central and peripheral nervous systems, then moving to the…
There is no such thing as a normal brain - TEDxPSU
In this talk from 2024's TEDxPSU conference, I discuss some of the things I've learned from writing about the most unusual cases of human…
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10-Minute Neuroscience: Action Potentials
In this video, I cover the basics of the action potential beginning with an explanation of membrane potential and how it sets the stage…
10-Minute Neuroscience: Synapses
In this video, I cover the different components of a synapse, including the presynaptic neuron, postsynaptic neuron, synaptic cleft, and synaptic vesicles. I discuss…
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Spina bifida is a birth defect that involves disrupted formation of a structure called the neural tube
2-Minute Neuroscience: Spina Bifida
Spina bifida is a birth defect that involves disrupted formation of a structure called the neural tube. In this video, I discuss spina bifida,…
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Most of what we “know” about Phineas Gage was written after he died. The real story says more about how people recover from brain injuries.
Glial Cells
For much of the history of neuroscience, glial cells were treated like…