The Dendrite Song (Sung to the Tune of Clementine Sent in by Leah B., a Graduate Student

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.