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Virtual Resources for Educators, Students, and Neuro-explorers of All Ages!

提升 Podcast- Brain Bites

The bite-sized neuroscience podcast aimed to inform you about the neuroscience world in short, digestible episodes.

Brain Bites Episode 1:
Comparing Brain Sizes

In this episode, we talk about brain sizes across the animal kingdom and how size affects intelligence. Is bigger always better?

Brain Bites Episode 3:
Senses Part 1

In this episode, Melissa and Danny talk all about your physical senses such as Sight, Touch and Hearing!

Brain Bites Episode 4:
Senses Part 2

Melissa and Danny talk all about the physical senses, like touch and sight! Learn some cool neuroscience by tuning in!

Brain Bites Episode 5:
万圣节!

Melissa and Danny get spooky as they talk about the neuroscience of halloween!! Zombies, brains and fight or flight!! It is all here!

Brain Bites Episode 6:
BRAINSgiving

Danny and new co-host, Dr. Lorena Areal, dive into the wild world of illusions and how your brain processes sensory information! We interview a world expert neuroscientist specialized in visual illusions, Dr. Stephen Macknik!

Brain Bites Episode 7:
记忆....和苍蝇??

Melissa and Danny delve into how memories are created and how neuroscientists use flies to decipher how they are created!

Brain Bites Episode 8:
Neuroscience of Illusions!

Danny and new co-host, Dr. Lorena Areal, dive into the wild world of illusions and how your brain processes sensory information! We interview a world expert neuroscientist specialized in visual illusions, Dr. Stephen Macknik!

Brain Bites Episode 9:
Music and Memory

Our special guest, Mia Amato, tells 丹和博士. Lorena Areal all about how our brains perceive music and how music is connected to our memory!!

Ask a Neuroscientest:
Neuroscience of Addiction interview with NYT best seller Dr. Judith Grisel

Parental Warning: This episode contains themes and discussions of drug use, 上瘾, and its consequences. Dr. 丹和博士. Lorena talk with NYT-bestselling author and world leading 上瘾 neuroscientist, Judith Grisel, about the neuroscience of 上瘾.

How Does My Brain Work?

Fun, educational videos to pique your curiosity for neuroscience.

How Does My Brain Work?
Episode 1: Energy

Your brain is a power hungry organ! Check out how it gets all of its energy!

How Does My Brain Work?
Episode 2: Getting Sick

Did you know your immune system talks to your brain? Check out how it does that here!!

How Does My Brain Work?
Episode 3: Model Systems

Neuroscientists use model systems to study the brain. Learn what a model system is, what makes a good model system, and what neuroscience has been learned from model systems!

How Does My Brain Work?
Episode 4: Neurotransmission

Lab Bench Lessons

Directly from the lab bench, scientists bring you short, fun lessons with downloadable, hands-on activities to spark your interest in neuroscience!

Neurotransmission: How Neurons Communicate!

Light-Up Neuron: Neuron Structure and Electricity

Create a light up neuron to learn about how electricity flows throughout the neuron!

The Sense of Touch: Two-Point Discrimination

Two Point Discrimination Test to measure the sensitivity of your sensory neurons in your skin!

Brain Cap: Learn the Different Brain Lobes!

Virtual Reality

Fruit Fly Giant Neuron

Learn why scientists use the fruit fly to study neuroscience and take a closer look at a 3D structure of a fruit fly neuron!

3 d神经元

View online or use virtual reality goggles to see the 3D structure of the fruit fly's giant neuron!

脑游戏

Test your brain power with brain games developed by 能力 Brain Institute researchers!