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Neuroscience for Kids (Explained Clearly)
Intended for elementary and secondary school students and teachers who are interested in learning more about the nervous system and brain. Hands on activities, experiments, information for all grade levels. Not just for kids, this is a massive source of information presented in a clear and understandable format.
URL: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
(Added: 29-Nov-1998 Hits: 8856)

Explore the Brain and Spinal Cord
Basic information about the nervous system, neuroanatomy, functional divisions of the cerebral cortex, gender differences, brain imaging, effects of drugs on the nervous system, neurological disorders, and much more.
URL: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html
(Added: 6-Mar-2000 Hits: 8788)

Neurotransmitters and Neuroactive Peptides
Communication of information between neurons is accomplished by movement of chemicals across a small gap called the synapse. Chemicals, called neurotransmitters are released from one neuron (the presynaptic nerve terminal), then cross the synapse and are accepted by the next neuron at a specialized site (the postsynaptic receptor). The action that follows activation of a receptor site may be either depolarization (an excitatory postsynaptic potential) or hyperpolarization (an inhibitory postsynaptic potential).
URL: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chnt1.html
(Added: 6-Mar-2000 Hits: 4190)

Abdel Behavioural Neuroscience Laboratory
Neurobiological mechanisms of behavior and cognitive processes. Research methods and experimental designs. Lecture notes in pharmacology, demonstrations. Discussion boards.
URL: http://abdellab.sunderland.ac.uk/
(Added: 14-Jan-2003 Hits: 1284)

Basic Neural Processes Tutorials
A collection of tutorials on basic neural functions. Such tutorials should be appropriate for courses in biopsychology, introduction, and even sensation and perception.
URL: http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/neurotut.html
(Added: 8-May-1999 Hits: 3028)

Evolutionary Psychology: A Primer
The goal of research in evolutionary psychology is to discover and understand the design of the human mind. Evolutionary psychology is an approach to psychology, in which knowledge and principles from evolutionary biology are put to use in research on the structure of the human mind. It is not an area of study, like vision, reasoning, or social behavior. It is a way of thinking about psychology that can be applied to any topic within it.
URL: http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/primer.html
(Added: 14-Feb-2000 Hits: 3359)

Fear and the Amygdala
This link discusses the identification of a brain system that processes fear.
URL: http://web.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_fearAndTheAmygdala
(Added: 23-Jul-1999 Hits: 3719)

How are we protected from the cold?
The physiological and behavioral stategies used by our brain to keep us at the right temperature.
URL: http://web.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBackgrounders_howAreWeProtectedFromTheCold
(Added: 23-Jul-1999 Hits: 949)

Memory Assessment
Neuroscientists have proven that brain exercises can sharpen our memory, concentration, decision-making, planning skills and reaction time.
URL: http://www.sharpbrains.com
(Added: 27-Oct-2006 Hits: 842)

Milestones in Neuroscience Research
A historical timeline and links to various neuroscience web pages.
URL: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hist.html
(Added: 29-Feb-2000 Hits: 1397)

Neuropsychology Central
Collaborative website with lots of articles about neuropsychology.
URL: http://neuropsychologycentral.com/
(Added: 9-May-2008 Hits: 253)

Neuroscience for Kids - Hemispheres
How many brains do you have - 1 or 2? Actually, this is quite easy to answer...you have only 1 brain. However, the cerebral hemispheres are divided right down the middle into a right hemisphere and a left hemisphere. Each hemisphere appears to be specialized for some behaviors.
URL: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/split.html
(Added: 16-Jan-2000 Hits: 1424)

Split Brain Consciousness
In those of us with healthy, intact brains, information presented to our right hemisphere is quickly sent to our left hemisphere. What happens when the right and left hemispheres of your brain can no longer communicate?
URL: http://www.macalester.edu/psychology/whathap/UBNRP/Split_Brain/Split_Brain_Consciousness.html
(Added: 16-Jan-2000 Hits: 2515)

Split-Brain Syndrome
Split brain demonstration/simulation using Macromedia shockwave.
URL: http://www.uwm.edu/~johnchay/PL06/SB/SB.html
(Added: 25-Feb-2000 Hits: 1559)

Splitting the Human Brain
Cutting apart the two hemispheres of the human brain is a drastic step, and it is one of the most controversial operations ever performed. Yet it can succeed, when all else fails, in relieving violent, drug-resistant epileptic seizures.
URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~pietsch/split-brain.html
(Added: 16-Jan-2000 Hits: 1440)

The Infography about Behavioral Neuroscience
Books and articles recommended by a professor who specializes in research about behavioral neuroscience.
URL: http://www.infography.com/content/127650279145.html
(Added: 6-Mar-2004 Hits: 641)

Visual Development
This link discusses the development of the visual cortex and how this development is guided by sensory experience.
URL: http://web.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_visualDevelopment
(Added: 23-Jul-1999 Hits: 1183)

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