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Lesson Plan4:58
TED-Ed

How Does Your Brain Respond to Pain?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Zap! Ouch! That hurts! But why? And how come people don't experience or respond to pain in the same way? Take a journey on the sensing pathway, from your nociceptors, along your nerves, up your spinal cord, to neurons and glial, through...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Pain Relievers Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Video describes the physiology of pain and how pain relievers such as aspirin and ibuprofen work. [4:14] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.