Nervous System

Resources

Brain and Neurons

Students will learn about some important structures found in the human body’s nervous system along with their functions.

Resources on Brains

Resource page including articles, videos, and career profiles related to brains.

Testing Reaction Time with Rulers

Test your reaction time by catching a ruler.

Stress and the Brain

Stress is more than a feeling. Understanding the importance of stress can help you to manage it. It can even lead to an improvement in your mood and how you think!

Do you see a face in that electric socket? (michaeljmc, iStockPhoto)

Facial Recognition and the Brain

Learn how your brain recognizes faces and why you sometimes see them in places they don’t exist!

Field of tobacco plants, which are a source of nicotine

How do alkaloids cause addiction?

Alkaloids are found in some of the most addictive substances that humans consume. What are alkaloids, and how do they cause addiction?

Neurons: The Building Blocks of Your Brain

How does your brain allow you to do and experience so much? It’s all because of the building blocks of your brain - neurons!

Biology Videos

Is feeling always believing?

Get your hands cold for science and explore the topic of sensory adaptation.

How fast can you react?

What is a reflex? Test your reaction time and find out why reflexes are important in this challenge activity.

How do movies move?

Explore the concept of persistence of vision in this hands on activity.

3D representation of a portion of human female brain

Clay-Adams Brain

This brain model helped doctors better explain things to their patients. Learn about this Ingenium artifact and make your own version using 3D printing!

Looking at a donut and a brain through a magnifying glass

How Sugar Affects the Brain

Consuming sugary foods and drinks activates your brain’s reward system - the same system that can cause addiction.

Brain Architecture

The human brain has many different parts. Each one plays a different function. But they all work together to manage complex thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

Understanding the Teen Brain

Teen brain development prepares teens for adulthood, but also affects their emotions.