Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Comprehensive site intended for elementary and secondary students and
teachers; includes on-line and off-line activities, lesson plans,
experiments, demonstrations, games, worksheets and basic information about
the nervous system. Extensive links to other sites.
Sponsor: Dr. Eric Chudler, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
American Academy of Neurology
http://www.aan.com/
Information about neurological disorders and educational materials ("facts
sheets") in easy-to-understand language.
Sponsors: American Academy of Neurology
BrainPoke
http://www.wlu.edu/~web/bp/brainpk.html
Point and click to receive functional or anatomical information about
different parts of the brain.
Sponsors: Dr. Tyler Lorig and Dr. Tim Thompson, Washington and Lee
University, Lexington, VA
Charles A. Dana Foundation
http://www.dana.org
Information about the programs (including Brain Awareness Week),
activities, and publications of the Dana Foundation and the Dana Alliance.
Also has material about brain diseases and disorders.
Sponsor: The Charles A. Dana Foundation
Digital Anatomist
http://www9.biostr.washington.edu/da.html
An "interactive" brain atlas with beautiful photographs and drawings. An
excellent teaching resource for neuroanatomy.
Sponsor: John W. Sundsten; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Eric H. Chudler’s Home Page
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/ehc.html
Another good starting point for Neuroscience searches.
Sponsor: Dr. Eric Chudler, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Gallery of Mammalian Brains
http://www.neurophys.wisc.edu/brain/
Beautiful images of the brains from a large number of different
mammals.
Sponsor: Brain Collections at The University of Wisconsin, Michigan State
University and The National Museum of Health and Medicine
Java Man
http://www.nvl.virginia.edu/javaman/
A "Brain Anatomy Browser": an on-line interactive web page that allows you
to visualize the brain in horizontal sections.
Sponsor: Neurovisualization Laboratory - University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA
Massachusetts General Hospital - Department of
Neurology
http://dem0nmac.mgh.harvard.edu/
Bulletin boards and chat rooms about specific neurological disorders.
Sponsor: John Lester, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Mind and Brain Magazine
http://www.epub.org.br/cm/
Online neuroscience magazine.
Sponsor: Dr. Silvia Helena Cardoso, Center for Biomedical Informatics,
State University of Campinas, Brazil
National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov/
On-line resources designed for students and teachers who want to learn more about the effects of marijuana, opiates, inhalants, hallucinogens, nicotine, stimulants and steroids.
Neuroscience Laboratory and Classroom
Activities
http://lshome.utsa.edu/programs/Neurobiology/nlca/NLCA.htm
Lab manual for 12 neuroscience experiments that can be used in the
classroom.
Sponsor: National Association of Biology Teachers and the Society for
Neuroscience. Web pages by the Division of Life Sciences at The
University of Texas at San Antonio
Neuroscience on the Internet
http://www.neuroguide.com
Extensive review of clinical neuroscience complete with illustrations and
photographs.
Sponsor: Dr. Diana Weedman Molavi, Washington University School of
Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Neuromuscular Disease Center
http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/neuromuscular/index.html
Comprehensive information about neuromuscular diseases.
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Probe the Brain
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/brain/
An interactive activity where you can stimulate a brain
electrically from the comfort of your own computer.
Sponsor: PBS On-Line
The Reconstructors
http://reconstructors.rice.edu
An interactive adventure-type game in which students learn about the
beneficial and harmful effects of drugs.
Sponsor: Rice University, Houston TX
Seeing, Hearing and Smelling the World
http://www.hhmi.org/senses/
Photographs, colorful animations,and easy-to-read text to describe the
fascinating world of sight, smell, and hearing. There is also a section on
illusions and brain imaging.
Sponsor: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Society for Neuroscience
http://www.sfn.org
Society
directory, meeting announcements, society publications including "Brain Briefings", "Brain Backgrounders", The Neuroscience Newsletter and the
Journal of Neuroscience.
Sponsor: Society for Neuroscience
University of Scranton Neuroscience Program
http://academic.uofs.edu/department/neuro/
Links to student projects; sheep brain
atlas.
Sponsor: Dr. Tim Cannon, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
The Virtual Brain Reality Project
http://courses.hscbklyn.edu/md/neuro/vrbrain/
Interact with human brain dissections.
Sponsors: Dr. Glen Frick, Dr. John Kubie, Brett Laurance and Greg
Conyers, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, NY
The Whole Brain Atlas
http://www.med.harvard.edu:80/AANLIB/home.html
Images of normal and abnormal human brain.
Sponsor: Dr. Keith A. Johnson, Harvard University, Boston, MA