Learning on ScreenIn Control: Our Brain and Nervous System
- Synopsis
- Introduces the human brain and nervous system using live action, computer graphics, photomicrographs, PET scans and magnetic resonance imaging. Discusses the central and peripheral nervous systems and the anatomy and function of different parts of the brain, including the brain stem, medulla, cerebellum, hypothalmus and cerebral cortex. Describes the differentiation of the brain hemispheres, using memory as an example. Discusses the difference between short- and long-term memory and looks briefly at the effects of stimulant and depressant drugs on the functioning of the brain and nervous system.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min.
- Year of production
- 1993
- Availability
- Sale; 1997 sale: £29.00 (+VAT +p&p) (Boulton-Hawker)
- Uses
- Age 11 and up.
- Subjects
- Biology
- Keywords
- anatomy; brain; nervous system; physiology - human
Production Company
- Name
USA
Distributor
- Name
Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd
- sales@boultonhawker.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.boultonhawker.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01449 616 200
- Fax
- 01449 677 600
- Address
- Combs Tannery
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 2EN - Notes
- Distributor of over 400 DVDs and videos for use in teaching at GCSE level and above. Particularly strong in science-based subjects which the company used to produce themselves, but now sources from the USA, Canada and Australasia. Titles cover the subject areas of biology, business studies, careers, chemistry, child development & the family, citizenship, design & technology/food technology, English, geography/ecology, home economics, ICT, maths, media studies, PE/sport studies, physics and PSHE. Sale with free preview.
- Name
Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd
- cservice@focalpointvideo.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.focalpoint.f9.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 023 92665249
- Fax
- 023 9269 5723
- Address
- 251 Copnor Road
Portsmouth
Hants
PO3 5EE - Notes
- Mail order retailer of resources for schools.
- Name
Uniview Worldwide
- sales@uniview.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.uniview.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0151 648 9988
- Address
- PO Box 20
Hoylake
Wirral
CH48 7HY - Notes
- NB. Uniview ceased trading at the end of July 2016. Some of the products previously distributed by them are available from Short Cuts TV: http://www.shortcutstv.com/
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