The Brain & Nervous System

Smithsonian Magazine Anatomy & Physiology: K-12 TLC Guide Mental Health: K-12 TLC Guide Neurotechnology: K-12 TLC Guide Psychology: K-12 TLC Guide

Brain Injuries
Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Emotions, Information Processing, Migraines, Sleep, Synesthesia
Transient Ischemic Attacks
(TIA: Little Strokes)
Labs and Experiments

The Brain & Nervous System	Huxley, Andrew Fielding: K-12 TLC Guide. Quinones-Hinojosa, Alfredo: K-12 TLC Guide. 2000 Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine: K-12 TLC Guide. Abnormal Brain Development in Premature Infants: Journal of American Medical Association: 10/18/00. National Public Radio: 10/18/00 (3:45). Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Bilingualism Is Good for the Brain. BBC: Autistic Brains Are Different. It's Good to Think - But Not Too Much. MS Brain Activity Changes with the Seasons. Brain Facts, Growing Child. The Dana Foundation. Face Blindness: K-12 TLC Guide. Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Brain Scans: The Spy on the Senses: The Future. New Combinations of Brain Scans. Seeing a Brain Reorganize After Surgery. What Is This Person Hearing? Human Brain Project. Human Brain Project, Washington University. It's All In the Brain: A Language the Brain Can Understand. More Than the Sum of Its Parts. Sensing Change in the Environment. Vision, Hearing, Smell: The Best-Known Senses. KidsHealth. National Geographic. The National Institutes of Health: Brain Gene Implicated in Autism: 5/14/01. National Public Radio: Football Safety & Injury: K-12 TLC Guide. Addicts' Brains May Be Wired At Birth for Less Self-Control. Aerobic Exercise May Improve Memory in Seniors. The Aging Brain Is Less Quick, But More Shrewd. Brain Scientists Misled by Squid. Brain Training Games Won't Pump Up IQs,. The Brain's Homunculus. Can Electric Shocks to the Brain Improve Math Skills? Can't Remember Faces? Blame Your Genes. Cell Phone Radio Waves Excite Brain Cells. Charlotte, North Carolina School Tackles Football Concussions. Chocolate Milkshakes On The Brain. Computers One Step Closer to Reading Your Mind. Determining 'Brain Age' with a Simple Scan. Digital Overload: Your Brain on Gadgets. Doubting Darwin: Debate Over The Mind's Evolution. Einstein's Brain Unlocks Some Mysteries of the Mind. From Primitive Parts, A Highly Evolved Human Brain. 'The Grown-Up Brain': Sharper Than Once Thought. Hormone Helps Short-Term Memories Stick Around. How a Child's Brain Develops How Did Humans Get To Be So Smart? Human Connections Start with a Friendly Touch. Impulsiveness Tied to Brain Chemical. In Milliseconds, Brain Zips From Thought to Speech. 'Internal Chatter' Limits Multitasking As People Age. Is This Your Brain on God? Left Brain Talks to the Right Hand. The Limits of the Human Eye. The Long Strange Journey of Einstein's Brain. Mammals Smelled Their Way to Bigger Brains. Military Still Failing to Diagnose, Treat Brain Injuries. Mom's Voice Packs Soothing Power. Morality Study Narrows Gap Between Mind And Brain. Multitasking Brain Divides and Conquers, to a Point. Neurotheology: This Is Your Brain on Religion. New Program Maps Virtual Rat Brain in 3D. 'Oops' and the Brain. Optogenetics: Genetically Altering Mouse Brains. Our Brains Are Shrinking. Are We Getting Dumber? Overeating, Like Drug Use, Rewards And Alters Brain. Poor Communication in the Brain Linked to Schizophrenia. Psychopaths: K-12 TLC Guide. Purple Hearts Elusive for Traumatic Brain Injuries. Rational or Emotional? Your Brain on Food. Recording Dreams. The Science of Spirituality. The Secret Advantage of Being Short. Seeing Red, Blue Affects Outcome of Tasks. Smart People Really Do Think Faster. The Surprising Strengths of the Middle-Aged Brain. The Teen Brain: It's Just Not Grown Up Yet. Teen Drinking May Cause Irreversible Brain Damage. To the Brain, God Is Just Another Guy. Touring Memory Lane Inside The Brain. Train the Brain: Using Neurofeedback to Treat ADHD. Twitchy Nerves (Literally) May Explain Epilepsy, Pain. Video Games Boost Brain Power, Multitasking Skills. When Did We Become Mentally Modern? Where Your Brain Figures Out What It Doesn't Know Why a Brush with Death Triggers the Slow-Mo Effect. Willpower and the 'Slacker' Brain. Phonagnosia: K-12 TLC Guide. Science Update (audio: 1:25), American Association for the Advancement of Science: *Smithsonian Magazine: Top Ten Myths About the Brain* Beauty of the Brain Society for Neuroscience. Southern California Public Radio: Brain Development From Conception to College. Sperry, Roger W.: K-12 TLC Guide: Teenage IQ Fluctuations. The Whole Brain Atlas, Harvard University. Young Cells in Old Brains, Scientific American.
The Brain & Nervous System Brain Injuries	Health Care: K-12 TLC Guide. BBC: Too Many Headers Can Damage the Brain. Brain-Injured Patients Reach for the Stars, NASA. The Brain Injury Association. Concussion: Child Health Care: K-12 TLC Guide. Football Safety & Injury: K-12 TLC Guide. Soccer: K-12 TLC Guide. Sports Medicine: K-12 TLC Guide. Youth Hockey: K-12 TLC Guide. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: The Danger of Returning to Play Too Early. Head Injuries a Blow to NHL Bravado. Children's National Medical Center (pdf). National Public Radio: Docs, Coaches Need Heads-Up on Concussions. Doctors Throw Flags on High School Concussions. Football and Concussions. Parents, Coaches Worry About Concussion Risks. Sports Injuries May Cause Lasting Brain Damage. Teenager's Science Project Leads to Simple Concussion Test. Sports Concussion New England. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. National Public Radio: Many Kids with Head Injuries May Not Need CT Scans. Military Still Failing to Diagnose, Treat Brain Injuries. Soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injuries Face Battle for Care. Southern California Public Radio: Early Stage Degenerative Brain Disease Found in High School Football Players.
The Brain & Nervous System Dementia	Alzheimer's Disease: K-12 TLC Guide. Alzbrain.org. Alzheimer Society. Alzheimer's Association. Health Central. National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke. National Public Radio: Aerobic Exercise May Improve Memory in Seniors. A Brain Battered By Football. Science Update (audio: 1:25), American Association for the Advancement of Science:
The Brain & Nervous System Emotions	Sensory Overload: K-12 TLC Guide. BBC. Library of Congress. TS-SI. Washington University.
The Brain & Nervous System Information Processing	Sensory Overload: K-12 TLC Guide. National Geographic. Neuroscience for Kids. National Institutes of Health. ScienceNews. Scientific Learning. Washington University. Willamette University.
The Brain & Nervous System Synesthesia	Diseases & Disorders: K-12 TLC Guide. Sensory Overload: K-12 TLC Guide. American Synesthesia Association. Boston University. CNN. Merriam-Webster. MIT. Synesthesia - The Mixing of the Senses. Synesthesia: For Some, Pain Is Orange, Smithsonian Magazine: 02/2001. University of Lethbridge. Washington University.
The Brain & Nervous System Migraines	BBC. Migraine Cause 'Identified' As Genetic Defect.
The Brain & Nervous System Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA: Little Strokes)	Harvard University. Headaches.org.
Anatomy & Physiology	Adult: National Public Radio: (audio): Building Healthy Minds, Dr. Stanley Greenspan: 11/28/99 (8:30).
Anatomy & Physiology	Kindergarten: The Five Senses, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory. Grades K-3: The Franklin Institute Science Museum: The Giant Cell. Let The Light Shine In. Watch The Brain Learn. Grades 1-2: All About Me: My Five Senses, Michelle Curtiss, University of Illinois. Other: QuizDom, QueenDom.com: Brain Science. The Five Senses. Human Brain Trivia. The Human Mind. Sensation and Perception.

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This guide last edited 02/03/2012
This guide last revised 05/02/2010