Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

The most basic component of the brain is the neuron, and one of the best ways of studying brain cells at work is to see how they respond to identified events in the outside world, such as a sight or a sound. In this program, we start to construct a description of the brain from the neuron. Starting with very simple neuronal circuits, we progress to the highly complex circuitry and functioning of collections of millions of neurons, which make up regions that work together to enable us to sense the outside world. In all cases, the neurons communicate with one another by converting electrical signals into chemical ones. The program explores how this communication can be modified by drugs, and the implications of such drug action on outward behavior. (58 minutes)

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Item#: BVL5695
Copyright date: ©1994

Part of the Series : Journey to the Centers of the Brain


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