Essentials: How Your Brain Functions & Interprets the World
October 16, 2025 · 35 min · 22 chapters
Chapters
- 0:00Dr. David Berson
- 0:38Visual Perception, Photons & Retinal Processing, Ganglion Cells
- 2:12Color Vision, Wavelengths & Photoreceptors; Cones & Rods
- 6:32Melanopsin, Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells & Brightness Detection
- 8:50Circadian Clock & Synchronization, Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN); Master Clock Function
- 11:32Hypothalamus, Autonomic Nervous System & Hormonal Systems
- 12:12Tool: Light Exposure & Melatonin Regulation, Pineal Function
- 13:13Vestibular System, Balance & Motion Detection; Semicircular Canals
- 15:46Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex, Image Stabilization & Head Rotation
- 17:22Motion Sickness, Visual-Vestibular Conflict; Tool: Avoiding Nausea
- 19:07Cerebellum, Motor Coordination & Learning
- 20:33Cerebellar Function, Precision & Timing of Movement; Cerebellar Ataxia
- 22:00Flocculus & Visual-Vestibular Integration
- 22:53Midbrain, Brainstem & Reflexive Behavior; Superior Colliculus
- 25:33Spatial Orientation & Multisensory Integration; Rattlesnake Heat Detection
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