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Telegraph Line (Nervous System), a 1979 Schoolhouse Rock animation

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We aren’t using the telegraph as a metaphor anymore, but why aren’t we still teaching our kids about the central nervous system, peripheral nerves, the autonomic system in cartoons? Surely our brains get texts from our hands or our eyes when we feel pain, stress, or fear?

Enjoy the 1979 classic, Telegraph Line (Nervous System), from School House Rock.

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