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Neuroengineering
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Human
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Grade 6+
Auditory Motor Reaction Time
Go! How fast can your brain process auditory commands?
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Human
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Grade 6+
Autonomic Nervous System: Stress Responses
Explore how your nervous system regulates your body under stress by submerging your hand in cold water.
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Human
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Grade 6+
Clocking the Brain: Choice Reaction Time
an you measure the speed of cognitive processes with just our muscles? We will find out! In this experiment!
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Neuroengineering
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Grade 4+
Control a Neuroprosthetic
Experience a real-life brain-machine interface by using your forearm muscle signals to operate a robotic gripper!
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Human
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Grade 9+
Electroencephalogram (EEG) Record from the Human Brain
Our brain is incredibly complex, yet measuring its electrical activity can be surprisingly accessible!
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Human
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Grade 6+
Electromyography (EMG) of Antagonist Muscle Pairs
Discover how agonist-antagonist muscles work together for balance, posture, and smooth movements.
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Human
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Grade 4+
Electromyography (EMG) : Hear and See Muscles in Action
Explore how neurons in your brain control muscle movements, powering every step, jump, and dance.
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Plant
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Grade 6+
Electrophysiology of Sensitive Mimosa Pudica
Gently touch the Sensitive Mimosa and record its surprising behaviors. See firsthand how plants respond rapidly to touch!
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Invertebrate
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Grade 9+
Touch and Pressure: How Your Body Feels Different Forces
Discover how neurons detect and respond to different touch intensities in a cockroach leg
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Invertebrate
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Grade 6+
Somatotopy
In this experiment, you’ll explore how touch neurons respond differently depending on the part of the body that’s stimulated.
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Invertebrate
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Grade 4+
Spikes! Hear and See Living Neurons
Learn how neurons send signals by exploring cockroach nervous system activity driving movement.
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Human
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Grade 4+
Heart Action Potentials: EKG
Our hearts beat continuously to power our circulatory system, and if we listen closely, we can actually see and hear the electrical impulses that drive each contraction.
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Invertebrate
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Grade 9+
How Fast Are Neurons? (Conduction Velocity)
Explore how fast signals travel in nerves by measuring spike conduction velocity using an earthworm model.
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Human
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Grade 6+
Motor Decision Reaction Time
Some movements are automatic, but when your brain must pick between two, the challenge changes. This experiment puts motor choice to the test.
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Human
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Grade 6+
Muscle Fatigue
Ever wonder why your muscles start burning and shaking when you do those last few reps at the gym?
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Invertebrate
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Grade 6+
Neural Adaptation
In this experiment, you’ll investigate how sensory neurons adapt to constant stimuli, a process called neural adaptation.
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Invertebrate
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Grade 6+
Neuron Stimulation
Test if alternating electrical currents, like from earbuds, can stimulate a cockroach leg after recording neuron signals.
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Invertebrate
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Grade 9+
Neuropharmacology: Neurotransmitters in Action
We’ve explored how neurons transmit electrical signals, but chemical signaling also plays a crucial role in neuron communication.
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Neuroengineering
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Grade 6+
Neural Signal Pathways: Human-to-Human Control
In this lab, you’ll explore neural communication and motor control with the Human-Human Interface experiment.
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Invertebrate
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Grade 9+
Referencing Your Spikes
Why do we need more than one electrode to measure neural activity? In this experiment, you’ll explore the role of reference electrodes and how their placement affects recordings.
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Human
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Grade 6+
Autonomic Nervous System: The Diving Response
Discover the natural reflex in humans and mammals triggered by water immersion
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Plant
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Grade 6+
Venus Flytrap Electrophysiology
Electrical impulses aren’t exclusive to animals. Plants like the Venus Flytrap also use electricity to interact with their environment.
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Human
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Grade 6+
Visual-Motor Reaction Time
How fast can you react? Here we explore visual reaction time—the interval between seeing a stimulus and responding with movement.
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Neuroengineering
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Grade 9+
Wirelessly Control a Cyborg Cockroach
Ever wondered how devices like cochlear implants can use electricity to make people perceive sounds?