Channel: SciShow Psych

Category: Education

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Description: We have a powerful way to study how brains work thanks to a relatively new technology called chemogenetics. With chemogenetics, scientists can give an injection to mice that turns specific parts of their brains on or off! This video was sponsored by Skillshare. The first 1000 people who click the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium: skl.sh/scishowpsych08211 Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow Psych by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowPsych SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org ---------- Become a Patron and have your name featured in the description of every SciShow Psych episode! patreon.com/SciShowPsych ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: facebook.com/scishow Twitter: twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: pnas.org/content/104/12/5163 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24525710 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22442487 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31900153 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4759656 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29673525 ​​ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539894 Images: istockphoto.com/photo/active-nerve-cell-synapses-3d-illustration-gm1249958309-364406032 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neurotransmitters.jpg istockphoto.com/photo/catch-it-son-gm1316624887-404306679 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SynapseSchematic_unlabeled.svg istockphoto.com/photo/synapse-gm492265695-40137814 istockphoto.com/vector/manipulative-relationships-young-female-character-being-manipulated-by-a-remote-gm1191993893-338512729 istockphoto.com/photo/abstract-3d-image-neural-cells-gm1277207386-376490342 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clozapine_N-oxide.png istockphoto.com/photo/cute-laboratory-rat-of-the-dumbo-breed-gm1019889316-274049047 storyblocks.com/video/stock/brain-neuron-also-known-as-a-neurone-or-nerve-cell-sbqsduq_dkgpo5mqk storyblocks.com/video/stock/lab-mouse-albino-walking-off-screen-hwc0thmlxixsje07i storyblocks.com/video/stock/calm-landscape-with-orange-sunrise-over-the-sea-slow-motion-rhf_bxe3mmjjqke2vw commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prefrontal_cortex_(left)_animation.gif eurekalert.org/multimedia/680024