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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded and added to 2-Minute Neuroscience 1 month ago2 Minute Neuroscience: Serotonin - Duration: 117 seconds.
In this video, I discuss the neurotransmitter serotonin. I cover serotonin synthesis, the primary location of serotonin-producing neurons, serotonin receptors, and functions of serotonin.
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded and added to 2-Minute Neuroscience 2 months ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Neurotransmitter Release - Duration: 2 minutes.
In this video, I describe the mechanisms underlying neurotransmitter release. I discuss how calcium influx is thought to play a role in mobilizing and preparing synaptic vesicles for neurotransmitt...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded and added to 2-Minute Neuroscience 3 months ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.
Long-term potentiation, or LTP, is a process by which connections between neurons become stronger with frequent activation. LTP is thought to be a way in which the brain changes in response to expe...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded and added to 2-Minute Neuroscience 5 months ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Dopamine - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.
Dopamine is a monoamine and catecholamine neurotransmitter with many functions in the nervous system ranging from movement to lactation. In this video, I discuss dopamine synthesis, areas of the br...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded and added to 2-Minute Neuroscience 4 months ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Duration: 119 seconds.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a progressive loss of motor function. ALS affects upper motor neurons and lower motor neurons. As t...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 6 months ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Pineal Gland - Duration: 119 seconds.
The pineal gland is a pine cone shaped structure located in the diencephalon whose main function is the secretion of melatonin, a hormone that is best known for its role in regulating circadian rhy...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 8 months ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Primary Somatosensory Cortex - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.
In this video, I discuss the primary somatosensory cortex. The primary somatosensory cortex is responsible for processing somatic sensations, or sensations from the body that include touch, proprio...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 8 months ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Suprachiasmatic Nucleus - Duration: 119 seconds.
The suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) are thought to be involved with maintaining circadian rhythms, or biological patterns that follow a 24-hour cycle. To accomplish this, the cells of the SCN contain ...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 9 months ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Nucleus Accumbens - Duration: 119 seconds.
In this video, I discuss the nucleus accumbens. The nucleus accumbens is located in the basal forebrain, and is the major component of the ventral striatum. Although it is best known as a key struc...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 9 months ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) - Duration: 114 seconds.
In this video, I discuss the ventral tegmental area, or VTA. The VTA is one of the two largest dopaminergic regions of the brain (the other being the substantia nigra). Dopamine neurons leave the V...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 10 months ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Medulla Oblongata - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.
In this video, I discuss the medulla oblongata. The medulla is part of the brainstem and is responsible for a number of important functions. It is involved with regulating cardiovascular and respir...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 10 months ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Vestibular System - Duration: 116 seconds.
The vestibular system is a sensory system that is essential to normal movement and equilibrium. In this video, I discuss the vestibular labyrinth---the primary structure of the vestibular system, w...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Amygdala - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.
In this video, I discuss the amygdala. The amygdala is a collection of nuclei found in the temporal lobe; it is best known for its role in fear and threat detection, but its full range of functions...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Striatum - Duration: 116 seconds.
In this video, I discuss the striatum. The term striatum is used to refer collectively to the caudate nucleus, putamen, and nucleus accumbens. The striatum is one of the primary structures of the b...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Epilepsy - Duration: 115 seconds.
In this video, I discuss epilepsy. Epilepsy is a chronic condition characterized by recurrent seizures. Seizures are characterized by excessive neural activity, which is caused by both increased ac...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Multiple Sclerosis - Duration: 115 seconds.
In this video, I discuss multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a central nervous system disorder that can create a variety of symptoms ranging from visual disturbances to paralysis. It is chara...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Alzheimer's Disease - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.
In this video, I discuss Alzheimer's disease---the most common form of neurodegenerative disease. In addition to the widespread neurodegeneration that occurs in Alzheimer's disease, there are speci...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Parkinson's Disease - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.
In this video, I discuss Parkinson's disease---the second most common neurodegenerative disease behind Alzheimer's disease. Parkinson's disease is associated with the degeneration and death of dopa...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Glutamate - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.
Glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter of the human nervous system. It is an amino acid neurotransmitter that interacts with both ionotropic and metabotropic receptors. There are 3 id...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: GABA - Duration: 119 seconds.
In this video I discuss the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA. GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the human nervous system; its effects generally involve making neur...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Neuromuscular Junction - Duration: 118 seconds.
In this video I discuss the neuromuscular junction. The term neuromuscular junction refers to a synapse between a motor neuron and muscle fiber; activity here is essential for muscle contraction an...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Knee-jerk Reflex - Duration: 115 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss the knee-jerk reflex. The knee-jerk reflex, also known as the patellar...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Substantia Nigra - Duration: 2 minutes, 2 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video I discuss the substantia nigra. I describe the two regions that make up the subst...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Corticospinal Tract - Duration: 2 minutes, 3 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video I discuss the corticospinal tract, a major tract that carries movement-related in...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Basal Ganglia - Duration: 2 minutes.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video I discuss the group of structures known as the basal ganglia, which includes the ...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Motor Cortex - Duration: 107 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss the motor cortex. I describe the location and functions of the primary...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Cerebellum - Duration: 2 minutes.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss the cerebellum. I describe the location of the cerebellum in the nervo...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Effects of Cocaine - Duration: 2 minutes, 5 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss the effects of cocaine on the brain. I describe cocaine's primary mech...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Blood-Brain Barrier - Duration: 119 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss the blood-brain barrier, a complex that surrounds most of the blood ve...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Myelin - Duration: 2 minutes.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss myelin, an insulatory layer that covers the axons of many neurons in t...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 1 year ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: HPA Axis - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal, or HPA, axis, which plays an impor...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Pain and the Anterolateral System - Duration: 2 minutes, 5 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss pain and the anterolateral system. I describe the three main pathways ...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Touch and the Dorsal Columns-Medial Lemniscus - Duration: 2 minutes, 2 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss touch and the dorsal columns-medial lemniscus pathway. I describe the ...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: The Cochlea - Duration: 2 minutes, 2 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss the cochlea. I describe the passage of sound waves through the ear, wh...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: The Retina - Duration: 116 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I cover the retina. I discuss the five major types of neurons found in the retin...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: The Hippocampus - Duration: 2 minutes.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I cover the hippocampus. I discuss its location in the temporal lobe as well as ...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: The Thalamus - Duration: 2 minutes, 4 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I cover
the thalamus. I discuss the function of the thalamus as a relay station...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: The Brainstem - Duration: 119 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I cover
the brainstem. I discuss the three components of the brainstem: the med...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: The Meninges - Duration: 2 minutes, 2 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I cover
the protective membranes of the brain known as the meninges. I discuss ...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: The Ventricles - Duration: 2 minutes, 3 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I cover
the ventricles. I discuss the function of the ventricles, which involve...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Directional Terms in Neuroscience - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I cover
directional terms in neuroscience. I discuss terms that are consistent ...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Spinal Cord Cross-section - Duration: 119 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I cover
the spinal cord in cross-section. I discuss how the spinal cord is comp...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Exterior of the Spinal Cord - Duration: 2 minutes, 2 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I cover
the exterior of the spinal cord. I discuss how sensory and motor inform...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Reward System - Duration: 2 minutes, 4 seconds.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in about 2 minutes or less. In this video, I cover the reward system. I discuss dopamine's role in reward as well as ...- CC
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Neuroscientifically Challenged uploaded a video 2 years ago
2-Minute Neuroscience: Glial Cells - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.
In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I cover
glial cells. I discuss microglia and several types of macroglia: astroc...- CC
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