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If you watch this video, your brain will be learning more about itself! Think about it.
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Our brains process all sensory information and tell the body what to do next.
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Get mentally fit as this physiologist explains muscle structure!
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Let this semipermiable membrane teaching idea sink in.
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When your kidneys fail you, there's help with kidney dialysis.
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Feeding your baby, inside and outside your body.
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Robots use "eyes" and "ears" to sense their surroundings, just like you and me.
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Get a tip for modeling the cell membrane in this lesson idea.
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Your kidneys work hard - show them some respect!
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Lots of issues causes disease - genetics, lifestyle, pathogens - let's practice prevention when we can.
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Flow Cytometry is a cool technology that can count and sort cells.
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Scientists use microscopes to see what is invisible to the naked eye.
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Fire up those brains with exercise!
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A bio-mathematician discusses the folds and the structure of the brain and how they relate to math.
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Dr. Tom Miller discusses the anatomy and morphology of carnivorous plants.
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Your mind will swell with knowledge after submerging in this idea to demonstrate osmosis.
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Get outside and interact with nature after you watch this idea for teaching about the different parts of plants!
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This teacher has an approach to teaching evolution that may help to keep skeptical students engaged: start by teaching about plants, and then make small changes to the discussion over time.
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Dr. Gregory Erickson explains bone histology and anatomy with special remarks on bones of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex.
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Dr. Mahmood Shivji explains how information contained in the DNA of seafood species is used for identification in the marketplace.
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Dr. Erinn Muller explains how coral health research at Mote Marine Laboratory is driving policy decisions regarding coral reef restoration in Florida.Â
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Dr. George Cohen discusses a variety of skin treatments that utilize electromagnetic radiation, including lasers, UV light, and x-rays.
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Dr. Erinn Muller explains research related to discovering coral genotypes capable of thriving despite environmental health challenges.
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Jens Foell discusses brain function as it relates to brain imaging technology such as fMRI.
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Dr. Michael Thornton discusses the nutritive value of blood - for vampires!
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Learn how carbohydrates in our cells' membrane determine our blood types.
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Using new methods in neuroimaging, personality traits can be mapped to distinct regions of the brain.
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Jens Foell discusses the link between correlation and causation in PTSD patients.
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CSI in the Classroom: Blood at a crime scene points to a suspect.
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Florida State Researcher, Jens Foell, discusses the importance of understanding correlation versus causation when researching personality traits and criminal behavior.
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Jens Foell discusses how statistical noise reduction is used in fMRI brain imaging to be able to determine which specifics parts of the brain are related to certain activities and how this relates to patients that suffer from phantom limb pain.
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When you cut yourself, your body goes to work to prevent blood loss.
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The lymph system gets some respect.
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Florida State researcher Jens Foell discusses the use of fMRI and statistics in chronic pain.
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Rick Hyson discusses the neuroscience contribution to the Birdsong project.
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Frank Johnson discusses the science behind hearing, learning, and speaking.
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Wei Wu discusses his statistical contributions to the Birdsong project which help to quantify the differences in the changes of the zebra finch's song.
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Tanganyika Wilder explains EKG.
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There is an amazing amount of similarity in brain organization between birds and humans. Turns out, birds are pretty darn smart and very good problem solvers!
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Richard Bertram discusses his mathematical modeling contribution to the Birdsong project that helps the progress of neuron and ion channel research.
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