2 Minute Neuroscience Primary Somatosensory Cortex

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In this video, I describe the location and functions of the

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In this video, I discuss touch and the dorsal columns-medial lemniscus pathway. I describe the pathway

In this video I discuss the corticospinal tract, a major tract that carries movement-related information from the motor

In this video, I discuss the function of the thalamus as a relay station for information that is traveling to the

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The corpus callosum is the largest collection of white matter in the brain. It connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres and ...

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In this video, I describe the three main pathways of the anterolateral system: the spinothalamic, spinoreticular, and ...

In this video, I describe the location of the cerebellum in the nervous system and its role in facilitating movement. I cover the ...

In this video, I discuss the limbic system's role in emotion and I briefly describe some of the structures that are often included in the ...

Touch receptors in the skin provide us with tactile information about qualities like the position, shape, texture, pressure, and ...

The term striatum is used to refer collectively to the caudate nucleus, putamen, and nucleus accumbens. The striatum is one of the ...

Autism is characterized by impairments in social communication and interaction and restricted and repetitive behaviors. In this ...

In this video, I discuss the three components of the brainstem: the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain and briefly cover some ...

Olfaction is another word for the sense of smell. In this video, I summarize the process of olfaction beginning with the olfactory ...

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In this video, I discuss the blood-brain barrier, a complex that surrounds most of the blood vessels in the brain and protects the ...

In this video I discuss the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA. GABA is the