Intro to Neuroscience
| Topic | Neuroscience |
|---|---|
| Program | Brown Science Prep |
| Developed by | Dustin Hayden, MinKyoung Kim, Kaylyn Shibata |
| Developer Type | Undergraduate students |
Overview / Purpose / Essential Questions
Explain how we see/touch/feel pain
Performance / Lesson Objective(s)
To introduce basic neuroscience concepts and neuroanatomy; to briefly explain how visual & somatosensory systems work
Lesson Materials
Optical illusion pictures, paper clips, rulers (two-point discrimination test)
Lesson Motivation
The visual & somatosensory systems can be used to introduce how different sensory systems and pathways work: to explain basic concepts such as receptors, synapses, decussations, etc.
Lesson Activities
Two-point discrimination test, point-of-decussation worksheet, Optical illusions
Procedure
Two-point Discrimination test (in pairs)
1. Student 1: Use both ends of the paper clip to poke Student 2's hand (palm, fingertip, etc) in varying distances. Student 2 should have his/her eyes closed.
2. Record the distance (upper limit) where Student 2 start feeling as if the poking is done by one single tip, not two.
Repeat this with different parts of the body to see which part of the body is most sensitive to two-point discrimination test
Follow up
Alignment Info
| Audience(s) | High school students |
|---|---|
| STEM Area(s) | Neuroscience |
| Standard(s) |
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| Activity Type(s) | Hands-on Lecture |
| Grade Level(s) | High School 8 |
| Version | 1 |
| Created | 01/15/2012 09:20 PM |
| Updated | 02/22/2012 10:42 AM |