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About this title: The opening section address the question, "Why study the brain?" It offers a number of behavioral and mental health issues that may benefit from the study of neuroscience. Neuroscientists have tackled studies of the evolution of the brain and nervous system from conception to old age. Dr. David Linden, an expert on the evolution of the nervous system, explains that not all early life forms had nervous systems, that corals and jellyfish (cnidaria) were the first to develop neurons that functioned in a decentralized system without bilateralism. Bilateral nervous system in worms developed into brain-like formations which eventually evolved into the central nervous systems of vertebrates. Specialization occured as other brain structures developed and the frontal cortex came into being. In Part 2, computer imaging of the fetal development of a chicken's brain, allows viewers to understand that this development and the development of the embryonic human brain, follows the pattern of evolution described in the first section. Part 3 traces the development of functioning areas of the cerebral cortex, from allocortex, through primary motor and sensory cortices, and folding. The scientists explain how, after birth, brain connections are actually pruned back based on experiences in the infant's environment. Neural nets are formed to enact mental processes and physical actions. These have been observed in functional MRI's (FMRI) and form the basis of synaptic neuroplasticity, a characteristic found in all human brains throughout a person's lifespan. In adolescence, cognitive control centers are often in conflict with extreme emotions until, in the early twenties, the brain is finally mature.
About the series: This incredible five part series, Neuroscience: Understanding the Brain, investigates the last and greatest frontier of science, the astonishing world of the human brain.
In the 21st Century, the field of neuroscience is drawing the best and brightest from computer science, medicine, engineering, psychology, biology, genetics and ethics to study the human brain. Featuring in-depth interviews and demonstrations with neuroscientists from the country's top institutions, including MIT, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Washington University, this incredible five part series, Neuroscience: Understanding the Brain, investigates the last and greatest frontier challenging humanity's understanding of our world - the human brain.
About the series: This incredible five part series, Neuroscience: Understanding the Brain, investigates the last and greatest frontier of science, the astonishing world of the human brain.
In the 21st Century, the field of neuroscience is drawing the best and brightest from computer science, medicine, engineering, psychology, biology, genetics and ethics to study the human brain. Featuring in-depth interviews and demonstrations with neuroscientists from the country's top institutions, including MIT, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Washington University, this incredible five part series, Neuroscience: Understanding the Brain, investigates the last and greatest frontier challenging humanity's understanding of our world - the human brain.
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Neuroscience: Understanding the Brain
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