Overview of the Nervous System

Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast

Dr. Mike Todorovic

Physiology, Physiotherapy, Health & Fitness, University, Science, Nursing, Education, Health, Anatomy, Medicine

4.8 • 675 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2023

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast, the hosts give an overview of the nervous system. They start by sharing some exciting news about hitting milestones on their YouTube channel. They explain everything you need to know about how the nervous system works!

Timestamps:

[00:02:00] YouTube channel milestone celebration.

[00:04:22] Murph workout and fitness.

[00:10:21] Neurological capabilities of the body.

[00:17:09] More than five senses.

[00:20:07] The brain's perception of reality.

[00:21:50] Transducing sensory information.

[00:25:12] Electrolytes and neuron signaling.

[00:31:20] The sciatic nerve's size.

[00:33:22] White matter and insulation.

[00:37:22] The importance of glia.

[00:42:31] Sensory density in fingertips.

[00:46:57] Star-nosed mole's sensory abilities.

[00:48:07] Sensing the world through touch.

[00:52:14] Processing sensory information.

[00:58:04] Desensitization and sensory information.

[01:03:00] Nociception and pain sensitization.

[01:06:43] Chronic pain and sensitized nociceptors.

[01:13:11] Nociception modulation.

[01:17:21] Discovery of neurotransmitters.

[01:21:11] Neurotransmitters and their functions.

[01:24:24] Practice and pattern firing.

[01:28:19] Basal ganglia and motor control.

[01:32:11] Neurons in the cerebellum.

[01:35:22] Alcohol's effect on the cerebellum.

[01:39:27] Autonomic nervous system.

[01:42:30] Fight or flight response.

[01:47:08] Complexity of the brain.

[01:49:42] Coordination of muscle movement.

[01:53:15] Taking exercise breaks.

[01:56:10] Making exercise non-negotiable.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Welcome everybody to another episode of Dr Matt and Dr. Mark's medical podcast.
0:31.2	This is our regular long form podcast where we go through in relative detail, something fun and interesting about the human body.
0:40.0	Today we're talking about an overview of the nervous system. So we're going to jump straight
0:44.7	into it. But before we do jump straight into it, I want every listener to go either to our
0:51.4	YouTube channel and watch this as a video,
0:54.4	because what you'll see in the video is on the wall behind us.
0:57.8	Not only do we have our silver YouTube button.
1:00.7	Is that in frame?
1:01.3	It is in frame.
1:02.8	Okay.
1:03.3	The silver YouTube button and plaque that says,
1:06.8	congratulations Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike for hitting 100,000 subscribers on your YouTube channel.
1:11.2	But we have a listener made wooden YouTube button slash plaque, which congratulates us on reaching
1:19.4	our 500,000th subscriber on our YouTube channel.
1:24.4	Thank you, Callum Richardson.
1:26.2	Lovely.
1:26.4	You legend from Dan in Tazzy and his brother Tyler, who actually is part of the band. our YouTube channel. Thank you, Callum Richardson. Lovely, lovely gift.
1:31.5	From Dan Intazzi and his brother Tyler, who actually is part of the band,
1:36.7	Luca Brasi. If you have not listened to them, I suggest you go on iTunes and have a listen or Spotify. They are awesome. I've listened to them for years before I even knew
1:41.2	Callum. So I think that this is awesome. Thank you both.
1:44.9	Thank you so much.
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