NSN Short A Memorable SnailAn episode of: NOVA Vodcast | PBS
In this short video, UCLA's David Glanzman shows what a spineless sea snail can teach us about our brains. Go to pbs.org/sciencenow for more science stories. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Video podcast produced and edited by Melissa Salpietra; Original footage produced for NOVA by Sarah Holt. Image and Stock Footage Credits: (brain outline) © istockphoto.com/Julie Felton; (head and gears) © istockphoto.com/John Woodcock; (velvet rope) © istockphoto.com/Atomic Cupcake; (Aplysia) © Timothy Kang, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; (David Glanzman) © UCLA Newsroom; (Aplysia neurons) © Eric Kandel, Columbia University; (neuron video) © istockphoto.com/WaterFly; (human brain) © istockphoto.com/Max Delson. Funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0407101. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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