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Chapter 1

The spark of life

Chapter 2

The body's wiring system

Chapter 3

The ultimate electric pump

Chapter 4

Electric senses and future tech

YOUR GOAL

Master of Electricity in the human body

Ch 4 · Electric senses and future tech
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No open skull, just cruising up the vein to type my thoughts onto a screen!

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sonia The electric future of healing

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Deep brain stimulation

sonia Doctors can implant tiny pacemakers in the brain that send electrical pulses to quiet chaotic signals and stop tremors.

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The bionic bridge

sonia Modern prosthetics use sensors on the skin to read tiny electrical signals from muscles, allowing users to control robotic limbs.

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Bio-Buzz Buddy
BETA

sonia Tap the pulsing nerve pathways to discover how electrical signals control your body.

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Fun Fact

Eye battery: Your eyes act like tiny batteries, with the front cornea being electrically positive compared to the negative retina at the back.

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Glossary
electroreception (noun)
The biological ability of an organism to perceive natural electrical stimuli. In 2015, UC Davis scientists discovered the molecular mechanism enabling human cells to sense electric fields.

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Gossip

Would you ever get a brain chip?

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Quiz

Which specific cells in the human eye convert light into the electrical signals sent to the brain?

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sonia Translating the world into sparks

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Quiz

Which technique is used to record the electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles?

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sonia The bionic bridge

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Quiz

Which technology allows amputees to control prosthetic limbs using the electrical signals of their remaining muscles?

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Quiz

In deep brain stimulation, what device is implanted under the skin of the chest to power the brain electrodes?

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Quiz

What is the movement of cells toward or away from an electrical field, used to guide wound healing, called?

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Quiz

What natural phenomenon occurs when damaged skin generates a weak electrical field to guide healing cells?

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Quiz

What medical treatment uses implanted electrodes to deliver electrical pulses to the brain to treat Parkinson's tremors?

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What is the term for sensory organs converting external stimuli (like light or sound) into electrical nerve signals?

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