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What Color Is Monday?
The question may sound bizarre, but for people with synesthesia, days of the week might have their own colors, shapes, textures — even smells!
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Say “Ahh”
A look at the back of your throat provides insight into the brain.
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Colliding Senses: Life With Synesthesia
Hearing words that evoke visions of color or seeing letters that have gender are just a few examples of experiencing synesthesia. Jessica Johnson investigates this tangling of the senses.
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The Senses: How We Experience the World PowerPoint Presentation
Our senses do more than tell us when something smells sweet, or feels soft — they help us interpret our environment. This presentation will help you teach students how the brain processes our senses.
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The Funny Bone: Butt Dialing Your Brain
Learn the basics of how neurons fire, and explore what we can learn from the feeling of banging our funny bone.
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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.
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The Feeling of Water
Thanks to cells called neuromasts, fish have a sixth sense.
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Senses and Sensibility: A Webinar
Have you ever wondered how you can catch a ball, see the color blue, taste chocolate, smell bad breath, or hear a bird song? Learn more in this Brain Awareness Week webinar.
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Senses and Perception Race
Your students will see the finish line and taste the glory as they race the clock and each other in this interactive relay game.
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The Sense of Pain - Explained
Touch a hot pan and you’ll reflexively withdraw your hand. That’s because a special type of pain-sensing nerves transmits a jolt of pain, which acts like a warning signal to prevent further injury.
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Is Less More?: The Dendrite Story
Getting rid of unneeded synapses is a key part of brain development.
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Roundup: Senses and Perception
How much do you know about how your senses work?
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