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How Hearing Works
Whether it’s helping you survive or communicate, hearing is a critical sense with a complex internal system from ear to ear.
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What Causes Goosebumps?
Goosebumps are part of your body’s reaction to danger. But they can also be caused by great music. Those two experiences are more similar than you might think.
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Something in the Water
Special sensory organs allow fish to detect the slightest vibrations in the water around them.
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Restoring Sight and Sound
It isn’t just your ears that allow you to hear, or just your eyes that allow you to see — it’s your brain.
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The Brain Prize Presents: Christine Petit
In 2012 professors Christine Petit and Karen Steel were awarded the prize for their efforts to understand deafness at a molecular level.
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Our senses do more than tell us when something smells sweet, or feels soft — they help us interpret our environment. This presentation will help you teach students how the brain processes our senses.
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Even moderate levels of noise can lead to significant hearing impairments.
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Your Ear in a Jar
An artificial ear in a petri dish may help scientists develop treatments for auditory disorders.
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Noise Pollution Isn’t Just Annoying — It’s Bad for Your Health
Whether it’s the hum of an always-on TV or the window-rattling noise of airplanes overhead, the din of modern life poses a threat to mental and physical health.
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