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Human: The World Within

Episode 6 Preview | React

See how the technology of the brain and nervous system shape our experience of the world.

Aired 06/02/2021 | Rating TV-PG

Human: The World Within

Episode 6 Preview | React

Preview: Episode 6 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

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.

Aired 06/02/2021 | Rating TV-PG

Data Processing in the Brain

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All sight is translated into electrical impulses via the retina to the brain. (2m 43s)

Engineering Lost Function Inside the Body

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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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Pain travels to our brain as neural impulses when something is wrong in our bodies. (1m 42s)

The Human Body's Nervous System

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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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The brain is mission control of the human body and the nervous system. (1m 9s)

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