Biopsychology

SSRIs

Summary: This is a 2-minute video that discusses how Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are supposed to work in the brain, specifically in treating depression.

 

Divisions of the Nervous System

Summary: The nervous system has two major divisions: central and peripheral. The peripheral nervous system is further subdivided into the somatic and autonomic nervous system, and the autonomic nervous system is also divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers.

 

How Hormones Work

Summary: Over our lifetimes, our bodies undergo a series of extraordinary metamorphoses: we grow, experience puberty, and many of us reproduce. Behind the scenes, the endocrine system works constantly to orchestrate these changes. Emma Bryce explains how this system regulates everything from your sleep to the rhythm of your beating heart, exerting its influence over each and every one of your cells.