Neuroscience: Brain, Body & Behavior

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=140 BGCOLOR="#9966CC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04100a20ezthtv.gif"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kings Psychology Network"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>     |     </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Papyrus" ><I><B>King's Psychology Network</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Learning Links"><U>Related Learning Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="References, Libraries, Online Journals"><U>References,   Libraries, Online Journals, Style Manuals & Study Guides</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of Psychology"><U>History of Psychology</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ethics in Psychology"><U>Ethics in Psychology</U></A>   |   <B>Neuroscience:  Brain, Body  & Behavior</B>   |   <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Development"><U>Development</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sensation Perception"><U>Sensation & Perception</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id170.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Motivation Emotion"><U>Motivation & Emotion</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Learning"><U>Learning</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Memory"><U>Memory</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thinking, Language Intelligence"><U>Thinking, Language & Intelligence</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Animal Learning, Language and Cognition"><U>Animal Learning, Language and Cognition</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Theories of Personality"><U>Theories of Personality</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Altered States of Consciousness"><U>Altered States of Consciousness</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Psychopathology: Psychological Disorders"><U>Psychopathology: Psychological Disorders</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Social Psychology"><U>Social Psychology</U></A></div> <div> <B>Neuroscience:  Brain, Body  & Behavior</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#CCFF66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="050b52c0.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Saul Kassin, Psychology, 3rd Ed., 2000. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=340 BGCOLOR="#CCFF66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Neuroscience: Brain, Body, and Behavior</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Neural Networks</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/neurotut.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/neurotut"><U><B>Basic Neural Processes</B></U></A></div> <div> This site provides you with a tutorial on basic neural processes.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/ne"><U><B>Neurons, Neurotoxins, and the Forgotten Brain Cell</B></U></A><A HREF="http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/ne"><U> </U></A></div> <div> This excellent web site provides a variety of online multimedia activities related to neurobiology. Check out the virtual tour of the nervous system. Tour a gallery of photographs of nerve cells. Compare the brains of different animal species. Travel through time and review the history of brain science. Go to the discussion forum page on neuroscience to answer questions about the site.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.csuchico.edu/psy/BioPsych/neurotransmission.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.csuchico.edu/psy/BioPsych/neu"><U><B>Neurotransmission</B></U></A></div> <div> Explains neurons and neurotransmitters.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>______________</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Neurological Disorders</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.brainnet.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.brainnet.org/"><U><B>Gallery of Neuro-Links</B></U></A></div> <div> Site deals with the central nervous system and brain disorders. There are links to sites on Alzheimer's disease, headaches, epilepsy, and other topics pertaining to the human brain.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.phrenology.org/intro.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.phrenology.org/intro.html"><U><B>History of Phrenology</B></U></A></div> <div> A comprehensive website on the history of phrenology.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.myasthenia.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.myasthenia.org/"><U><B>Myasthenia Gravis</B></U></A></div> <div> A neurological/autoimmune disorder effected by the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh).</div> <div> This page provides facts for patients and their families. After reading the information contained on this page, scroll down and go to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation home page, where you can find more detailed information on the disorder, including important information about nutrition, conserving energy, surviving the disease and more.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/gagepage" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/gagepage"><U><B>Phineas Gage</B></U></A></div> <div> History, story and analysis of Phineas Gage, whose frontal lobe was destroyed by a railroad accident, when a tamping iron was blown through his jaw and exited out of the top of his skull. Gage was changed forever in devastating ways.  Read about his life.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.sfn.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sfn.org"><U><B>The Society for Neuroscience</B></U></A></div> <div> The professional organization for neuroscientists. Includes a wealth of related resources on brain and behavior, including research and online journals.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>______________</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Brain Imaging</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~Brainmd1/brain.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~Brainmd1/brai"><U><B>Brain Model Tutorial</B></U></A></div> <div> This site has a set of tutorials designed to teach you the various parts of the brain and their functions. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www2.bic.mni.mcgill.ca" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www2.bic.mni.mcgill.ca"><U><B>McConnell Brain Imaging Center</B></U></A></div> <div> This is one of the largest scientific communities in North America dedicated solely to research imaging of the human brain. Includes "Brain Web" a simulated brain database and, brain imaging demonstrations.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.uihealthcare.com/vh/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.uihealthcare.com/vh/"><U><B>The Human Brain</B></U></A></div> <div> A virtual hospital site showing images of dissections of real humans' brains and spinal cords. <B><U> Caution:</U></B> If you are sensitive, do not visit this site.  It has very vivid pictures and detail.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.med.harvard.edu:80/AANLIB/home.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.med.harvard.edu:80/AANLIB/hom"><U><B>T</B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.med.harvard.edu:80/AANLIB/home.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.med.harvard.edu:80/AANLIB/hom"><U><B>he </B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.med.harvard.edu:80/AANLIB/home.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.med.harvard.edu:80/AANLIB/hom"><U><B>Whole Brain Atlas at Harvard Medical School</B></U></A></div> <div> Provides you with pictures of the latest in brain imaging. Technology used for taking images of the brain include: Single Photon/Positron Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT); Roentgen-Ray Tomography (CT); and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Shows you different areas of the brain and the most current images from research with images of a normal brain, the brains of stroke patients, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's Disease, various types of brain tumors, etc. Each set of images also are accompanied by an individual clinical case report of the patient and lifestyle patterns prior to the diagnosis. The site also includes many tutorials including a neuroimaging primer which provides you with information on the types of images and the different views (transaxial, saggital, etc.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>_____________</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Brain Research</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cerebromente.org.br/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cerebromente.org.br/"><U><B>Brain and Mind</B></U></A></div> <div> An electronic neuroscience magazine.  Very interesting.  The site includes virtual lectures, using images and sounds, tele mentoring for students and many interesting articles on every aspect of brain and behavior. Visit the neuroscience art gallery where they show you the paintings of a psychotic artist as he progresses in his voyage to madness.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.dana.org/brainweb" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dana.org/brainweb"><U><B>DANA Brain Web</B></U></A></div> <div> Provides great sites for information on brain diseases and disorders. The DANA Alliance for Brain Initiatives is an independent nonprofit organization of more than 190 preeminent neuroscientists, including 7 Nobel Laureates. Includes sites on anxiety, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Alzheimer's, Learning Disabilities, Spinal Cord Injury, Pain, Headaches, and much more.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hist.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hi"><U><B>History of Neuroscience</B></U></A></div> <div> A chronology of the history of neuroscience which includes the early and current contributors to the field and a listing of their contributions.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.phrenology.org/intro.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.phrenology.org/intro.html"><U><B>History of Phrenology</B></U></A></div> <div> This is a must visit site!  It is a comprehensive web site for the history of phrenology - a popular victorian science of studying the brain by studying the surface of the skull.  The site has the largest collection of phrenological images and many sources relevant not only to the history of phrenology but also to the history of naturalism and evolutionary thought.  It includes an overview of phrenology and what has become of it.  The site also answers questions about how the early work in phrenology is used today.  There is much here on the founder, Viennese physician, Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) as well as other scientists.  There also is an animated demonstration of how the skull was manipulated.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://web.mit.edu/mcgovern" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://web.mit.edu/mcgovern"><U><B>McGovern Institute of Brain Research, MIT</B></U></A></div> <div> One of the leading research institutes on brain studies.  Here, researchers are building an understanding of the brain. Areas of research include: systems and computational neuroscience, imaging and cognitive neuroscience, genetic and cellular neuroscience.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hist.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hi"><U><B>Milestones in Neuroscience Research</B></U></A></div> <div> An exciting site.  Includes a timeline from 4000 BC to present, of significant events in neuroscience as well as related references and links.   Includes such links as the history of phrenology, founders of neurology, history of dentistry and more.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/serendip" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/serendip"><U><B>Serendip</B></U></A></div> <div> This is an excellent site. The site contains interactive exhibits, articles, links to other resources, and a forum for comments and discussion. Five subject areas are covered: brain and behavior, complex systems, genes and behavior, science and culture, and science education.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.indiana.edu/~pietsch/home.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.indiana.edu/~pietsch/home.htm"><U><B>Shufflebrain</B></U></A></div> <div> Presents the work of world renown neuroscientist Paul Pietsch. Excerpts are included from his research and book: Shufflebrain: The Quest for the Holographic Mind. (Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1981). Pietsch describes his experiments on the brains of salamanders, moving the eyes of salamanders, and creating a two-headed organism. The site also contains excerpts from research articles on: the hologramic mind; microminds; human brain shrinkage; brain swapping, holologic; the musical brain, head transplants; and the human corpus collosum.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.indiana.edu/~pietsch/split-brain.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.indiana.edu/~pietsch/split-br"><U><B>Split Brain</B></U></A></div> <div> Presents a detailed discussion of split brain operations. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZnyQewsB_Y" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZnyQewsB"><U><B>Split Brain-Video Clip</B></U></A></div> <div> This video presents the procedure from Dr. Michael Gazzaniga's early work and research and its effects</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMLzP1VCANo" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMLzP1VCA"><U><B>Split Brain Experiments and Research-Video Clip</B></U></A></div> <div> See one of Dr. Michael Gazzaniga's split brain patients.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.dana.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dana.org"><U><B>The DANA Alliance for Brain Initiatives</B></U></A></div> <div> Learn about the work of the Charles A. Dana Foundation. The site has much information and links on brain diseases and disorders.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.med.harvard.edu/publications/On_The_Brain" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.med.harvard.edu/publications/"><U><B>The Harvard Mahoney Neuroscience Institute Newsletter on the Brain</B></U></A></div> <div> An online newsletter featuring many articles, from research and study, on the brain.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hsmbb/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hsmbb/index."><U><B>The Harvard Society for Mind, Brain</B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hsmbb/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hsmbb/index."><U><B>and Behavior</B></U></A></div> <div> An undergraduate journal of neuroscience published by the Harvard Undergraduate Society for Neuroscience.  Includes many interesting articles, research and reviews written by undergraduate students.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://neurophilosophy.wordpress.com/2007/06/12/an-illustrated-history-of-trepanation/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://neurophilosophy.wordpress.com/200"><U><B>Trepanation: An Illustrated History</B></U></A></div> <div> Provides an overview and history of an old form of neurosurgery.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://encefalus.com/neurology-biology/self-trepanation/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://encefalus.com/neurology-biology/s"><U><B>Trepanation</B></U></A></div> <div> A site exploring an old controversial surgical procedure (which is no longer used in the medical profession) of drilling a hole in the skull. This site discusses a couple of cases of self-trepanation where individuals have performed the surgical procedure on themselves using a bit drill to open a hole in their skulls -- largely to treat disorders such as depression.  In historical times, the procedure was used supposedly to drive demons out of mentally ill patients.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>______________</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Endocrine System, Disorders and Surgeries</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/p"><U><B>Pathophysiology of the Endocrine System</B></U></A></div> <div> This site is a comprehensive overview of the endocrine system, including the fundamental concepts in endocrinology, with a definition. The site will provide you with a tour of the endocrine system.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.endocrineweb.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.endocrineweb.com"><U><B>T</B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.endocrineweb.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.endocrineweb.com"><U><B>h</B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.endocrineweb.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.endocrineweb.com"><U><B>e Endocrine Web</B></U></A></div> <div> This is the largest web site for understanding the endocrine system and its disorders. It includes an introduction to endocrinology and endocrine surgery. Discusses the hormones produced by the endocrine system and discusses each endocrine gland. Begin with the introduction and then move through each link discussing each endocrine gland. An excellent site!</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>_____________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Anatomy & Physiology</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/bodies.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/bodie"><U><B>The Bodies Exhibition</B></U></A></div> <div> To help you see what a body really looks like on the inside, this Exhibition uses real human bodies that have been preserved </div> <div> so they do not decay. Bodies. The Exhibition examines the intricacies and complexities that lie beneath your skin through the use of a unique polymer preservation process applied to real human bodies. You will leave with a greater understanding of your own physical makeup and with a deeper respect for the </div> <div> machine that gives you the power of life.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>