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HTHS 2230 Nervous: Opioids (2-Minute Neuroscience) Video with QuestionsIn this video, I discuss a few of the ways opioid drugs affect the brain, as well as the basis for opioid tolerance and withdrawal. TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to 2 minute neuroscience, where I…
From Jim Hutchins
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HTHS 1111 F13-08: Synaptic Transmission Video with QuestionsIn my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss synaptic transmission. I describe the synapse, synaptic cleft, release of…
From Lyndsey Gremillion
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HTHS 1111 F13-07: Myelin Video with QuestionsIn this video, I discuss myelin, an insulatory layer that covers the axons of many neurons in the nervous system. I describe myelin's role in promoting efficient neuronal signaling, and I…
From Lyndsey Gremillion
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HTHS 1111 F13-05: Action Potential Video with QuestionsIn my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss the action potential. The term "action potential" refers to the electrical…
From Lyndsey Gremillion
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HTHS 1111 F13-03: Membrane Potential Video with QuestionsIn my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this video, I discuss membrane potential. Membrane potential refers to the difference in charge between the…
From Lyndsey Gremillion
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HTHS 1111 F12-10a: Knee-Jerk Reflex Video with QuestionsThe knee-jerk reflex, also known as the patellar reflex, is a simple reflex that causes the contraction of the quadriceps muscle when the patellar tendon is stretched. I describe the course of the…
From Lyndsey Gremillion
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HTHS 1111 F12-09: Taste Video with QuestionsIn this video, I discuss the sense of taste and follow the path of taste information from the tongue to the gustatory cortex. TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to 2 minute neuroscience, where I explain…
From Lyndsey Gremillion
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HTHS 1111 F12-08: Olfaction Video with QuestionsOlfaction is another word for the sense of smell. In this video, I summarize the process of olfaction beginning with the olfactory receptors found in the olfactory epithelium. I follow the path of…
From Lyndsey Gremillion
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HTHS 1111 F12-07b: The Retina Video with QuestionsIn this video, I cover the anatomy and physiology of the retina. I discuss the five major types of neurons found in the retina: photoreceptor cells (i.e. rods and cones), bipolar cells, ganglion…
From Lyndsey Gremillion
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HTHS 1111 F12-06: Vestibular System Video with QuestionsThe 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,…
From Lyndsey Gremillion
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HTHS 1111 F12-01b: Corticospinal Tract Video with QuestionsIn this video I discuss the corticospinal tract, a major tract that carries movement-related information from the motor cortex to the spinal cord. I discuss upper and lower motor neurons and trace…
From Lyndsey Gremillion
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