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BRAIN SONGS The Dendrite Song" (sung to the tune of "Clementine" sent in by Leah B., a graduate student in elementary education at Long Island Univ. Leah gives credit to Bruce Campbell for composing this song.) Use your dendrites, Use your dendrites, To connect throughout your brain. Take in info, analyze it, Grow some new ones Unrestrained. Axons send out Neurotransmitters To the dendrites all around Across the synapse Jumps the impulse New ideas can now abound. Stimulation Is what the brain needs To make dendrites stretch and grow. New connections Make us smarter In what we think and what we know. Use your dendrites, Use your dendrites, To connect throughout your brain Take in info, analyze it, Grow some new ones Unrestrained. "I've Been Working On My Neurons" (sung to the tune of "I've Been Working On the Railroad" lyrics by Linda Lubhart, Vicki Wielgopolan, Debora Parisot, Kathy Despain and Bev Richardson - teachers in Power Tools, Mendota, Illinois) I've been working on my neurons, All the livelong day. I've been working on my neurons, Just to make my dendrites play. Can't you hear the synapse snapping? Impulses bouncing to and fro, Can't you tell that I've been learning? See how much I know! "Home in the Brain" (sung to the tune of "Home, Home on the Range" lyrics by Matt Owens, Mary Jo Loffelmacher, Sharon Martin, and Lisa Owens - all Illinois teachers) Oh, give me a brain with the dendrites free reign to connect and forever to play; Where music is heard to reinforce every word, and all sorts of knowledge to gain! Home, home in the brain Where the dendrites have free reign to connect every thought just the way they were taught without any struggle or strain. "Old McScientist Had a Brain" (Sung to the tune of Old McDonald Had a Farm) Old McScientist had a brain with many neurons in it. And in that brain he had a cerebrum to help him make decisions. Cerebrum here, Cerebrum there, Cerebrum Cerebrum everywhere. Old McScientist had a brain with many neurons in it. And in that brain he had a cerebellum to help him keep his balance. Cerebellum here, Cerebellum there, Cerebellum, Cerebellum everywhere. Old McScientist had a brain with many neurons in it. And in that brain he had a Brain Stem to keep his heart a beatin'. Brain Stem here, Brain Stem there, Brain Stem Brain Stem everywhere. Old McScientist had a brain with many neurons in it! "The Impulse Travels All Around" (Sung to the tune of "The Green Grass Grows All Around"; an echo song) Sent in by L.B. There was a neuron (There was a neuron) All in the animal (All in the animal) The prettiest neuron (The prettiest neuron) That you ever did see (That you ever did see) The neuron in the animal And the animal on the earth And the impulse travels all around all around The impulse travels all around And on that neuron (And on that neuron) There were dendrites (There were dendrites) The prettiest dendrites (The prettiest dendrites) That you ever did see (That you ever did see) The dendrites on the neuron And the neuron in the animal And the animal on the earth And the impulse travels all around all around The impulse travels all around And near the dendrites (And near the dendrites) There was a cell body (There was a cell body) The prettiest cell body (The prettiest cell body) That you ever did see (That you ever did see) The cell body near the dendrites And the dendrites on the neuron And the neuron in the animal And the animal on the earth And the impulse travels all around all around The impulse travels all around And in the cell body (And in the cell body) There was a nucleus (There was a nucleus) The prettiest nucleus (The prettiest nucleus) That you ever did see (That you ever did see) The nucleus in the cell body And the cell body near the dendrites And the dendrites on the neuron And the neuron in the animal And the animal on the earth And the impulse travels all around all around And the impulse travels all around And down from the nucleus (And down from the nucleus) There is an axon (There is an axon) The prettiest axon (The prettiest axon) That you ever did see (That you ever did see) The axon down from the nucleous And the nucleus in the cell body And the cell body near the dendrites And the dendrites on the neuron And the neuron in the animal And the animal on the earth And the impulse travels all around all around The impulse travels all around And on the axon (And on the axon) There are node of ranviers (There are node of ranviers) The prettiest node of ranviers (The prettiest node of ranvieners) That you ever did see (That you ever did see) The node of ranvieners on the axon And the axon down from the nucleus And the nucleous in the cell body And the cell body near the dendrites And the dendrites on the neuron And the neuron in the animal And the animal on the earth And the impulse travels all around all around And the impulse travels all around And around the node of ranviers (And around the node of ranviers) There is myelin sheath (There is myelin sheath) The prettiest myelin sheath (The prettiest myelin sheath) That you ever did see (That you ever did see) The myelin sheath around the node of ranviers And the node of ranviers on the axon And the axon down from the nucleus And the necleus in the cell body And the cell body near the dendrites And the dendrites on the neuron And the neuron in the animal And the animal on the earth And the impulse travels all around all around The impulse travels all around And by the myelin sheath (And by the myelin sheath) There are Schwann cells (There are Schwann cells) The prettiest Schwann cells (The pretiest Schwann cells) That you ever did see (That you ever did see) The Schwann cells by the myelin And the myelin sheath around node of ranviers And the node of ranviers on the axon And the axon down from the nucleus And the nucleus in the cell body And the cell body near the dendrites And the dendrites on the neuron And the neurnon in the animal And the animal on the earth And the impulse travels all around all around The impulse travels all around And next to the Schwann cells (And next to the Schwann cells) There are terminal branches (There are terminal branches) The prettiest terminal branches (The prettiest terminal branches) That you ever did see (That you ever did see) The terminal branches next to the Schwann cells And Schwann cells by the myelin And the myelin sheath around node of ranviers And the node of ranviers on the axon And the axon down from the nucleus And the nucleus in the cell body And the cell body near the dendrites And the dendrites on the neuron And the neuron in the animal And the animal on the earth And the impulse travels all around all around The impulse travels all around And near the terminal branches (And near the terminal branches) There are synaptic knobs (There are synaptic knobs) The prettiest synaptic knobs (The prettiest synaptic knobs) That you ever did see (That you ever did see) The synaptic knobs near the terminal branches And the terminal branches next to the Schwann cells And Schwann cells by the myelin And the myelin sheath around node of ranviers And the node of ranviers on the axon And the axon down from the nucleus And the nucleus in the cell body And the cell body near the dendrites And the dendrites on the neuron And the neuron in the animal And the animal on the earth And the impulse travels all around all around The impulse travels all around Yes, the impulse travels all around all around The impulse travels all around! "Because I have a Brain" (sung to the tune, "If I Only Had a Brain", sent in by Richard Lord, Biology teacher at Presque Isle High School) I can flex a muscle tightly, or tap my finger lightly, It's because I have a brain. I can swim in the river, though it's cold and makes me shiver Just because I have a brain. I am really fascinated, to be coordinated, It's because I have a brain. I can see lots of faces, feel the pain of wearing braces, Just because I have a brain. Oh, I appreciate - the many things that I can do. I can taste - a chicken stew, or smell perfume, or touch the dew. I am heavy with emotion, and often have the notion, That life is never plain. I have lots of personality, a sense of true reality Because I have a brain.