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The Human Body's Nervous System

An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's nervous system.

An Introduction to the Brain and Neurons

The brain is mission control of the human body and the nervous system.

Data Processing in the Brain

All sight is translated into electrical impulses via the retina to the brain.

How Pain is Processed in Our Nerves

Pain travels to our brain as neural impulses when something is wrong in our bodies.

Engineering Lost Function Inside the Body

Jason is the only person with a prosthetic arm able to sense feeling in the brain.

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