Anatomy

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These trailblazers strike out into various parts of the brain, laying down axons as they go.

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Forming the Sciatic Nerve

Individual neurons bundle together to form the sciatic nerve, a superhighway running from your legs to your spine.

Sleep, Uninterrupted

Disrupting circadian rhythms is linked to mood disorders, and chronic illnesses. Neuroscientists are teasing apart how.

Finding the Right Place

The brain made up of around 86 billion neurons, with trillions of connections between them. How does this come to be?

It Takes Two Hemispheres to Talk

Having a conversation requires give and take.

Coordination Junction

The cerebellum helps coordinate your most intricate movements.

BBC Bitesize: The Nervous System

Encourage your students to take a journey through the nervous system.

Lobe-aratorium

The brain is broken up into four lobes that perform different functions.

How Pregnancy Changes the Brain

Pregnancy sculpts the brain in a way that may improve social cognition and caregiving.

Your Ears' Digitizers

You have this tiny corkscrew to thank for every song you’ve ever heard.

Gatekeepers of the Brain

Your brain’s bouncers help keep harmful material out.

Telling Left From Right

Your brain isn’t perfectly symmetrical. And that’s a very good thing.

Hippocampus Hip Hop Teaches Kids How Memory Works

Dive below the surface of the brain and enjoy this song about the hippocampus.