| Issue date: Jan 3, 1999
Some sites for more brain
facts and fun
By Bruce Maxwell
Applied Cognition
Five games at this NASA site let users explore cognitive psychology
concepts such as recognition, mnemonic devices, recall, interference
and short-term memory.
http://olias.arc.nasa.gov/cognition/tutorials/index.html
Brain Disorders Network
This site from the National Foundation for Brain Research has overviews
of numerous neurological and mental disorders, including Alzheimer's
disease, autism, brain tumors, depression, cerebral palsy, migraine
headaches, panic disorder, Parkinson's disease and stroke, among
others.
http://www.bixler.com/brainnet
Dana BrainWeb
The Dana BrainWeb offers links to key Internet sites about such
brain disorders and diseases as Alzheimer's, anxiety, brain tumors,
depression and manic depression, epilepsy, headaches, learning disabilities
and sleep disorders, among others.
http://www.dana.org/brainweb
Dr. Ivan's Depression Central
Dr. Ivan Goldberg's site is a gateway to the vast array of Internet
resources about major depression, bipolar disorder, dysthymia and
other mood disorders.
http://www.psycom.net/depressioncentral.html
Internet Mental Health
This fantastic site offers a huge collection of information about
each of the 52 most common mental disorders and 67 major psychiatric
drugs.
http://www.mentalhealth.com
National Institute of Mental Health
"Brochures" at this site discuss topics such as depression, panic
disorder, Alzheimer's disease, attention-deficit disorder, eating
disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, learning disabilities,
schizophrenia and medications for mental illness.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
Neuroscience for Kids
Kids (and adults) will love this site, which has articles about
how the brain works, experiments, lesson plans, activities and an
enormous collection of links to other neuroscience resources for
kids.
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~chudler/neurok.html
Neuroscience Tutorial
This illustrated guide to the basics of clinical neuroscience was
created for first-year medical students at the Washington University
School of Medicine.
http://thalamus.wustl.edu/course
Neurosciences on the Internet
Links to thousands of Web sites, mailing lists and newsgroups about
everything from neurology to psychiatry to cognitive science are
featured at this site.
http://www.neuroguide.com
Rozie's IQ Tests and Links
Through original files and links to other sites, Rozie offers a
large assortment of IQ tests, games, puzzles and other workouts
for your brain.
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/3055/testlist.html
The Whole Brain Atlas
The brain images and "movies" at this Harvard Medical School site
are primarily aimed at medical students, but they provide a fascinating
glimpse inside the human brain for anyone.
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library Neuroscience.
The Cornell University Medical College created this site, which
provides links to a huge range of neuroscience information on the
Internet.
http://neuro.med.cornell.edu/VL
Bruce Maxwell (http://bmaxwell.home.mindspring.com)
is the author of How to Find Health Information on the Internet and
How to Access the Federal Government on the Internet.
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