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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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