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- Brain Awareness Week
General and press information, searchable national calendar of events for general and specialized audiences, useful links, and the Brain Quiz.
www.dana.org/brainweek
- Brain Explorer
Includes an animated presentation of neurotransmission processes, information on brain disorders, overview of the brain, glossary of terms, and image gallery.
www.brainexplorer.org
- Brain From Top to Bottom, The
Learn about the brain, its evolution and development, as well as numerous aspects of its function: memory, emotions, body movement, the senses, conscious, dreams, and language.
www.thebrain.mcgill.ca
- Brain of the Florida Manatee
A compendium of the brain structures and sensory and behavioral characteristics of manatees.
www.manateebrain.org
- Braindance
Dedicated to the study of hominid brain evolution. Learn about the processes that have shaped our brains over the past five million years.
www.anthro.fsu.edu/research/falk/braindance.html
- BrainMaps.org
An interactive high-resolution digital brain atlas and virtual microscope that is based on over 10 million megapixels of scanned images of serial sections of both primate and non-primate brains.
www.brainmaps.org
- BrainWeb: Simulated Brain Database
Images of the brain generated by an MRI simulator.
www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/brainweb
- Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections
Major national resources for the study of brain anatomy.
www.brainmuseum.org
- Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear
Online and traveling exhibit that addresses the science of fear. Find out why our hearts race, our knees shake, and our bodies sweat when we are scared.
www.fearexhibit.org
- Innermost Brain, The
Museum exhibit by the Cite des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Paris, featuring the roles of the genome, the body, the brain and personal and collective histories in our mental functioning.
www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expo/tempo/defis/cervint/flash/index...
- International Consortium for Brain Mapping (ICBM)
Developers of the computerized brain "atlas," a probabilistic reference system for the human brain.
www.loni.ucla.edu/ICBM
- Left vs. Right: Which Side Are You On?
Offers a test to find out the dominant hemisphere of your brain. Explains basic right and left brain characteristics, and gives guidance on how to balance the sides for success in school.
brain.web-us.com/brain/LRBrain.html
- Of Mind and Matter: The Mystery of the Human Brain
Provides an overview of the anatomy, function, disorders, and psychology of the human brain in an interactive environment.
library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312238
- Prof. Koch's Brain Browser
View various sagittal or horizontal MR images of Dr. Koch's brain.
www.klab.caltech.edu/~koch/brain-browser.html
- Project on the Decade of the Brain: 1990-2000
Enhancing public awareness of the benefits to be derived from brain research.
lcweb.loc.gov/loc/brain
- Scientific American Frontiers: Make Up Your Mind
Follows scientists as they look into the brain's frontal lobe as the seat of personality and try to determine which parts of the brain play a role in the decision-making process.
www.pbs.org/saf/1302
- Secret Life of the Brain, The
Companion site to the PBS series revealing the fascinating processes involved in brain development across a lifetime.
www.pbs.org/brain
- Sheep Brain Dissection Guide
Interactive site which gives a glimpse into a sheep brain.
academic.uofs.edu/department/psych/sheep
- Taylor, Dr. Jill Bolte (3)
Click for sites about Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, the neuroanatomist and author of My Stroke of Insight, about the stroke which suppressed her ego and led her to greater spiritual awareness.
directory.healthhaven.com/.../Brain/Taylor__Dr__Jill_Bolte
- The Dual Mind: Which Part of Your Mind Dominates Your Brain? | The Thinking Blog ~ Knowledge Grows When Shared
Blog entry discussing right/left brain dominance, how it affects individuals, and how you can find out which side you are on.
www.thethinkingblog.com/2008/05/dual-mind-which-part-of-your-mind.html
- UCLA Brain Mapping Center
Includes free tools and information resources for the science of brain mapping.
www.brainmapping.org
- Your Amazing Brain
Explore your brain, take part in real-life experiments, and test yourself with games, illusions, and brain-benders.
www.youramazingbrain.org
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