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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 16 - 18
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This module relates the story of Phineas Gage, whose name appears in virtually every general psychology textbook. After a heavy metal rod was blown through his temporal lobe, Phineas experienced dramatic mental change. The study of the trauma and its... physiological effects provided the first documented evidence of how brain injury can affect human behavior.
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March 9, 2010 at 08:34 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 16 - 18
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Hydrocephalus, a childhood disorder of excess fluid in the brain, illustrates brain plasticity — the brain’s amazing ability to rebound after injury. While patients with this disorder experience compression and destruction of brain tissue early in li...fe, many are able to function normally later in life, after their brains have compensated for the loss.
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March 9, 2010 at 08:03 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 16 - 18
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Tony, walking down a country road, is shown talking to himself about his multiple personalities. Dr. Frances Howland of the Yale University School of Medicine describes Tony’s case, and viewers are shown Tony’s therapy sessions as different personali...ties emerge. The narrator explains the phenomenon as triggered in childhood by the need to flee psychologically from physical or sexual abuse.
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March 9, 2010 at 08:32 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 16 - 18
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Dr. Nancy Wexler of the Hereditary Disease Foundation and Columbia University recounts her research on the demographics, symptoms, and genetic cause of this debilitating illness. The module also explores ethical and moral dimensions of DNA testing, w...hich can determine who will develop the disease.
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March 9, 2010 at 08:17 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 16 - 18
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In the midst of a young boy’s epileptic seizure, Dr. Fritz Dreifuss describes what is happening to him on a medical level. He explains that a lack of adequate inhibitory neurotransmitter function leads to an “electrical storm” in the brain. Different... types of treatment are covered, including valproic acid and radical surgeries, along with how and why they are effective.
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March 9, 2010 at 08:42 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 16 - 18
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Autism
From learner.org, produced by PBS
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This module opens with statistics and a description of autism and how the disorder has been viewed historically. Studies now support the theory that autism results from a lack of normal neural growth during prenatal development. Dr. Temple Grandin of... Colorado State University, severely autistic as a child, is presented as someone who overcame her autism and managed to use her way of perceiving the world to her advantage.
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March 9, 2010 at 08:41 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 16 - 18
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When this program was first filmed, Eleanor, age 51, was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. This module follows Eleanor’s physical and mental decline after the initial filming. Pathology in the brainstem and other regions in the brains of Al...zheimer’s patients are shown to interfere with acetylcholine release, resulting in neuronal atrophy. The module discusses our current knowledge of the disease and the direction of future research.
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March 9, 2010 at 08:26 PM
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