Knowledge: nervous system
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Links
- Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html - 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.
- Superman
http://whyfiles.org/023spinal_cord/index.html - An overview of spinal cord technology, like the kind helping Christopher Reeves.
- The Memory Exhibition
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html - An Exploratorium exhibition exploring the biological, psychological, and cultural aspects of memory. Includes an interactive sheep brain dissection and news articles.
- Secrets of the Mind
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/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.
- Changing Your Mind
http://www.pbs.org/saf/1101/ - 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.
- The Secret Life of the Brain
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/ - PBS show, offering a history of the brain, anatomy, illusions, brain scanning, and development from child through adult.
- The Biological Neuron
http://vv.carleton.ca/~neil/neural/neuron-a.html - 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.
- Neuron Anatomy Printout
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/brain/label/neuron.shtml - From EnchantedLearning.com, a black-and-white neuron printout.
- Brain: The World Inside Your Head
http://www.pfizer.com/brain/ - Virtual tour of traveling museum exhibit, free health information, brain games, and teachers' activity guide and lesson plans. Includes brain development, diseases including Alzheimer's, depression, and migraines.
- The Nervous System
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookNERV.html - An overview of nerve systems, impulse transmission, neurotransmitters, the brain, and the rest of the nervous system.
- Domino Model of a Nerve
http://isaac.exploratorium.edu/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day15current/Domino_model_of_a_ner... - Questions relating a chain of dominoes to nerve impulse, rate of impulse, and nervous system function.
- Nerve Impulse Animation
http://www.biology4all.com/resources_library/source/63.swf - Interactive Flash animation showing the different stages in the propagation of a nerve impulse.
- The Nerve Impulse Matching Exercise
http://www.rdc.ab.ca/scottpsych/website/brain/impulse.htm - Matching exercise with pull-down menus and feedback.
- Probe the Brain
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/brain/ - An interactive simulation of how the motor cortex was mapped by scientists.
- Homunculus
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/flash/hom.html - An animation showing the homunculus, or "little man," representation of the somatosensory cortex.
- Brain Explorer
http://www.brainexplorer.org/ - An animated look at the brain, nerve transmission, and brain disorders.
- Brainstorm
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0112063/ - ThinkQuest site looking at the anatomy and function of the nervous system. Includes sections on the neuron, nerve messaging, human senses, and disorders of the nervous system.
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