Neuroscience For Kids
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table of contents
- The World of Neuroscience
- Brain Basics
- Higher Functions
- Spinal Cord
- Peripheral Nervous System
- The Neuron
- Sensory Systems
- Methods and Techniques
- Drug Effects
- Neurological and Mental Disorders
The World of Neuroscience
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Common questions about the brain and neuroscience - Another Day, Another Neuron
- Questions/Answers from the "Neuroscientist Network"
- First use of "neuro" words in recorded history
- Women In Neuroscience
- A Computer in Your Head?
- A Career in Neuroscience: A Game of "Survivor?"
- Jobs in Neuroscience
- Milestones in Neuroscience Research
- Nobel Prize Winners - Neuroscience
- Neuroscience on Stamps
- Neuroethics
Brain Basics
- Divisions of the Nervous System
- Divisions of the Brain
- Our Divided Brain: Lobes of the Brain
- Functional Divisions of the Cerebral Cortex
- The Brain "Right Down the Middle"
- Brain Size/Cerebral Cortex
- 1 brain or 2? Split Brain Experiments
- She Brains - He Brains
- Brain Development
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The Nervous System in Old Age - The Cranial Nerves
- The Blood-Brain-Barrier
- Your Brain's Home: The Skull
- The Ventricles and CSF
- The Meninges
- Blood Supply of the Brain
- How the Nervous System Interacts with Other Body Systems
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Directions and Planes of Section - Compare the brains of 9 different species
- More brains: comparative neuroanatomy
- The Invertebrate Nervous System
- The Brain during Sleep
- How Much do Animals Sleep?
- Brain Fitness - Your Guide to Good Brain Health
- Disorders of the Brain
"Higher" Functions
- Chocolate and the Nervous System
- Do We Use Only 10% of our Brain?
- Laughter and the Brain
- Oh Say Can You Say...The Brain and Language
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Nutrition and the Brain - "Smart" Drugs?
- The Musical Brain
- The Brain vs. The Computer
- What Became of Albert Einstein's Brain?
- Eugene O'Neill: What Went Wrong?
- Yawning: Why We Yawn and Why They are "Contagious"
- Moonstruck: Does the Full Moon Influence Behavior?
- Synesthesia
- Brain "Plasticity": Learning and Memory
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Face Recognition
The Spinal Cord
The Peripheral Nervous System
The Neuron
- Millions and Billions of Cells: Types of Neurons
- Making Connections: The Synapse
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Gallery of Neurons - The Sounds of Neuroscience
- The Synapse - Up Close and Personal
- Lights, Camera, Action Potential
- Glia: The Forgotten Brain Cell
- Dangerous Chemicals: Neurotoxins - Source and Effect
- Neurotransmitters and Neuroactive Peptides
- Chemical Weapons: Nerve Agents
- Conduction Velocity
- Salty What? Saltatory Conduction
Sensory Systems
- The Skin and its Sensory Receptors
- Pain and Why it Hurts
- The Tooth
- I Spy...The Eye
- The Retina
- The Visual Pathway
- Do you wear glasses? Find out why!
- Eye Safety Tips
- Hear Ye, Hear Ye - The Ear
- How the Nose Knows - The Nose
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That's Tasty! - Does the COLOR of Foods and Drinks Affect Their Taste?
- Amazing Animals Senses
Neuroscience Methods and Techniques
- Statistics: By the Numbers
- The 10-20 System of Electrode Placement (for the EEG)
- Common Methods Used in Neuroscience Research
- Brain Imaging Methods
- Glossary of Neuroscience Words
- Careers in Neuroscience
The Effects of Drugs on the Nervous System
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Alcohol - Amphetamines
- Barbiturates
- Caffeine
- Cocaine
- Ecstasy
- Heroin
- Inhalants
- LSD
- Marijuana
- Nicotine
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Rohypnol - 1,4-Butanediol
- PCP
- GHB
- Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
Neurological and Mental Disorders
- Alzheimer's Disease
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Bipolar Disorder
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Common Eye
Diseases and Disorders - Dyslexia - I
- Dyslexia - II
- Epilepsy
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Gulf War Syndrome
- Huntington's Disease
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Lead and the Nervous System - Lyme Disease
- Mad Cow Disease
- Mercury and the Nervous System
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Narcolepsy
- Polio
- Rabies
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Schizophrenia
- Soccer and the Brain (Heading for Injury?)
- Spina Bifida
- Stroke
- Tourette Syndrome
- Transient Ischemic Attack
- West Nile Virus
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