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- Brain Explorer - An animated look at the brain, nerve transmission, and brain disorders.
www.luinst.org/brainexplorer/index.html
- Brain: The World Inside Your Head - Virtual tour of traveling museum exhibit, free health information, brain games, and teachers' activity guide and lesson plans. Includes brain development, diseases including Alzheimers, depression, and migraines.
www.pfizer.com/brain
- Changing Your Mind - From the PBS show, Scientific American Frontiers, users can learn of new evidence of the brains' ability to grow and change. Includes a look at dreams, the sense of touch, and a scientist profile.
www.pbs.org/saf/1101
- Neuron Anatomy Printout - From EnchantedLearning.com, a black-and-white neuron printout.
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/brain/label/neuron.shtml
- Neuroscience for Kids - 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.
faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
- Parts of the Nerve Cell - Offers a graphical look at the parts of a neuron and synapse.
www.epub.org.br/cm/n07/fundamentos/neuron/parts_i.htm
- Secrets of the Mind - From NOVA, an overview of the studies of neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran to discover how the brain works. Includes games, personal stories, and interactive experiments.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mind
- Superman - An overview of spinal cord technology, like the kind helping Christopher Reeves.
whyfiles.org/023spinal_cord/index.html
- The Biological Neuron - Illustrated introduction to neural networks, including nerve signal transmission, neuron anatomy, and networks. Some of the last pages are advanced, but the first few offer basic neuron information.
vv.carleton.ca/~neil/neural/neuron-a.html
- The Memory Exhibition - An Exploratorium exhibition exploring the biological, psychological, and cultural aspects of memory. Includes an interactive sheep brain dissection and news articles.
www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html
- The Nervous System - An overview of nerve systems, impulse transmission, neurotransmitters, the brain, and the rest of the nervous system.
www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookNERV.html
- The Secret Life of the Brain - A PBS show supplement, offering brain history, anatomy, illusions, and brain scans.
www.pbs.org/wnet/brain
- ThinkQuest: Amazing Brain - Quick facts, graphics, what the brain looks like in x-rays and other scans, and tips for a healthier brain.
tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4371
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