Introduction to Homeostasis and Regulation
Learn about homeostasis and how the body regulates temperature, blood pressure, blood pH and blood sugar.
Resources on Brains
Resource page including articles, videos, and career profiles related to brains.
Query a Career Profile
Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.
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!
Facial Recognition and the Brain
Learn how your brain recognizes faces and why you sometimes see them in places they don’t exist!
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!
Namrata Joshi
PhD Neuroscience
Namrata Joshi has a PhD in Neuroscience and works with Moffitt Cancer Center.
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!
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.
The Surprising Reason You Feel Awful When You're Sick
Viruses can make you feel awful! This article explains how feeling bad might be your immune system’s way of helping you heal.
Is feeling always believing?
Get your hands cold for science and explore the topic of sensory adaptation.
How Snake Venom Kills… and Saves Lives
Snake venom can be dangerous for your circulatory system, nervous system or muscular system. But it can also be very useful in medicine.