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See how the technology of the brain and nervous system shape our experience of the world.
Through the lens of a boxer, a first responder, a cell tower climber and a man with a bionic limb, go deep into the universe of the most powerful machine on earth: the human brain and the vast nervous system it controls.
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Episode 6 Preview | React
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Through the lens of a boxer, a first responder, a cell tower climber and a man with a bionic limb, go deep into the universe of the most powerful machine on earth: the human brain and the vast nervous system it controls.
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Clip: Ep6 | 2m 43s | All sight is translated into electrical impulses via the retina to the brain. (2m 43s)
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Clip: Ep6 | 2m 45s | Jason is the only person with a prosthetic arm able to sense feeling in the brain. (2m 45s)
How Pain is Processed in Our Nerves
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Clip: Ep6 | 1m 42s | Pain travels to our brain as neural impulses when something is wrong in our bodies. (1m 42s)
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Clip: Ep6 | 1m 22s | An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's nervous system. (1m 22s)
An Introduction to the Brain and Neurons
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Clip: Ep6 | 1m 9s | The brain is mission control of the human body and the nervous system. (1m 9s)
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