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Our Brain: The Brain Stem

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The brain stem is a bulge at the top of the spinal cord and contains the medulla that controls our breathing and heart rate.
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Understanding the Brain: Development

Understanding the Brain: Development (0:57)

A baby's environment plays just as large a role in its development as its genes. Watch a video brought to you by the Discovery Channel.

Our Brain: The Brain Stem

Our Brain: The Brain Stem (0:47)

The brain stem is a bulge at the top of the spinal cord and contains the medulla that controls our breathing and heart rate.

10 Ways to Meet a Monster: Brain Transplants

10 Ways to Meet a Monster: Brain Transplants (2:59)

Is brain transplantation simply a science fiction creation? On The Science Channel's "10 Ways to Meet a Monster," watch as Dr. Robert White explains how he performed the first monkey brain transplant operation.

TLC: A Study of the Teenage Brain

TLC: A Study of the Teenage Brain (2:23)

Learn how teens use their brains differently than adults on TLC's "Understanding."

Human Body: The Nervous System

Human Body: The Nervous System (3:47)

The brain controls voluntary movements, such as running, and involuntary actions, like heartbeat and respiration.

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10 Ways to Meet a Monster: Brain Transplants

10 Ways to Meet a Monster: Brain Transplants (2:59)

Is brain transplantation simply a science fiction creation? On The Science Channel's "10 Ways to Meet a Monster," watch as Dr. Robert White explains how he performed the first monkey brain transplant operation.

Exploring Time: The Brain's Basal Ganglia

Exploring Time: The Brain's Basal Ganglia (2:35)

On The Science Channel's "Exploring Time," learn about the basal ganglia, a group of nuclei in the brain that controls all the other parts of the brain and regulates motor control, cognition, emotions and learning.

Body and Brain: The Extremes

Body and Brain: The Extremes (24:38)

Scientists have made exciting breakthroughs related to the brain. In this program, learn more about these discoveries and see how one artistic savant is helping scientists gain insight into savant syndrome and the inner workings of the human brain.

Body and Brain: Running the Marathon

Body and Brain: Running the Marathon (4:04)

Runners attempting to qualify for the Boston Marathon use mental techniques to overcome fatigue, 'the wall' and glycogen depletion in order to make it across the finish line.

Body and Brain: Marathon Runners

Body and Brain: Marathon Runners (3:36)

Psyching teams' coach marathon runners through their anxieties about running with visualization and anchoring techniques. Take a look at this clip to learn more about coaching marathon runners.

Body and Brain: Seeing Color

Body and Brain: Seeing Color (4:24)

Learn that the human eye is a color decoding machine that can detect approximately seven million shades across the color spectrum in this segment.

Body and Brain: Hidden Potential

Body and Brain: Hidden Potential (2:53)

Savants may be gaining access to information already stored in their brains. Learn more about the neurological implications of savant syndrome in this segment.

Body and Brain: Savant Syndrome

Body and Brain: Savant Syndrome (3:17)

Alonso's childhood brain damage caused his right brain to unleash savant capabilities, demonstrated in his true-to-life sculptures of animals he has glimpsed only briefly. Learn more about savant syndrome in this video.

Body and Brain: Retinal Stem Cells

Body and Brain: Retinal Stem Cells (5:17)

Human retinal cells spontaneously generate into all the cells of the eye when placed in mice, giving hope to those who have lost retinal functions to diseases such as macular degeneration.

Systems of the Human Body: Nervous System

Systems of the Human Body: Nervous System (2:41)

The nervous system, along with the endocrine system, controls all voluntary and involuntary actions of the body. The brain, spinal cord and neurons make up the nervous system. Different parts of the brain control different actions and processes.