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Compare Brains

• Pictures
  
• Similarities
  
• Differences

Compare Brain and Body Sizes

• Brains & Bodies
  
• Equalize body size
  
• Equilize brain size

Compare Brain Structures- Slices and Slides

• Directional terminology
  
• Sagittal cuts
• Main structures
• What's the point: magnification

The Neuron- Up Close and Personal

• Jello, mush, or neuron?
  
• Neurons in animals
  
• What is a neuron?
• Fun facts

The Question of Intelligence

• Why do we care?
  
• Methods for studying brain & intelligence

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What kinds of differences did you see?

• the overall size differences, where some brains are larger than others
• the noticeable structure differences in particular places (for ex. the cerebellum)
• in some brains the cerebral cortex is particularly smooth and in some others there is lots of cortical folding Why do you think there are these differences? What is the significance of noting differences? Do animals act in different ways due to these differences? Does this account for variability in behavior or intelligence???

  Where shall we go from here?

  I want to explore the relationship between brain size and body size

  I want to look at structural differences between the brains

  Huh? Can we start over?