#911 What causes an epileptic seizure?
What causes an epileptic seizure? It is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. There is not one reason why people have epilepsy and there is not one type…
What causes an epileptic seizure? It is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. There is not one reason why people have epilepsy and there is not one type…
How do our organs stay where they are when we stand up? Pieces of tissue called fascia hold our organs in place, along with a membrane called the serous membrane.…
How do hallucinations happen? They are caused by a chemical imbalance or some kind of abnormality in the brain. All hallucinations are created by the sensory parts of our brain…
How are memories stored? The brain stores them by altering the connections between neurons. The brains of all organisms that have them are made up of neurons, in different amounts.…
Are ants smart? They are not smart in the way that we are, but they have been observed using tools and performing tasks that would show they have some intelligence.…
Watch on YouTube How do facial expressions work? There are 20 muscles in the face that can be moved in different combinations. There are two kinds of facial expressions: voluntary…
What causes Parkinson’s disease? It is caused by a loss of nerve cells in the basal ganglia part of the brain. Parkinson’s disease is a disease that gets progressively worse…
Why do cameras have mirrors? To flip the image so that we can see it the right way up through the viewfinder. There are two types of cameras: ones with…
How can we catch a ball without looking at it? It is a combination of proprioception and the brain’s ability to predict. What is proprioception? It is the ability to…
How is an addict’s brain different to a non-addict’s? They have significant changes in the reward, stress, and self-control parts of their brains. Whether or not someone becomes an addict…