Big Brains, Small Brains

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6 catalogued videos. Order: Publisher unit and lesson numbers in the official lesson URL. Individual access states remain visible.

1. World Science U · Source-checked annotation

   Suzana Herculano-Houzel -- Scaling and Sizes

   World Science U · Suzana Herculano-Houzel · foundation · Duration unknown

   Suzana Herculano-Houzel introduces scaling as a way to compare differently shaped and sized brains.

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2. World Science U · Source-checked annotation

   Power Laws, Scale Invariance, and Diversity

   World Science U · Suzana Herculano-Houzel · intermediate · Duration unknown

   Suzana Herculano-Houzel distinguishes scaling that preserves proportions from scaling that changes them.

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3. World Science U · Source-checked annotation

   Constraints and Diversity

   World Science U · Suzana Herculano-Houzel · intermediate · Duration unknown

   Suzana Herculano-Houzel discusses physical constraints and metabolic models as possible explanations of biological diversity.

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4. World Science U

   Brain Soup: The Isotropic Fractionator

   World Science U · Suzana Herculano-Houzel · Level not established · Duration unknown

   A course segment on a method for comparing the cellular composition of brains; detailed annotation pending summary inspection.

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5. World Science U

   Multiple Ways of Making a Cortex

   World Science U · Suzana Herculano-Houzel · Level not established · Duration unknown

   A course segment on comparative cortical organisation; detailed annotation pending summary inspection.

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6. World Science U

   Implications for Humans and Future Research

   World Science U · Suzana Herculano-Houzel · Level not established · Duration unknown

   The concluding comparative-brain course segment; detailed annotation pending summary inspection.

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