WEBSITES
American
Brain Tumor Association
The site for this
independent organization offers
"information about brain tumors,
treatment options, clinical trials and
living with a brain tumor." The section
"Tumor Information" includes a
number of quality resources, including the
pamphlet "A Primer of Brain
Tumors," which describes parts of the
brain, statistics on brain tumors, risk
factors, diagnosis and treatment,
information about seizures, questions to ask
doctors, and much more. Searchable.
http://hope.abta.org
Brain
Connection
Using accessible language,
this site provides information about current
research into the brain and how it learns
and develops. While aimed at the educational
community, anyone interested in the brain
will find the columns, interviews, and news
items informative. Also included are image
galleries, optical illusions, brain teasers,
and Web broadcasts of a weekly public radio
program, "The Infinite Mind."
http://www.brainconnection.com/
Neuroscience
for Kids
Explore the nervous system,
using experiments, activities, and games to
learn about the brain, spinal cord, neurons,
and senses. The site, which includes links
to other sites and current events in the
field, is appropriate to students of all
ages.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Seeing,
Hearing, and Smelling the World
Written for the layperson,
this is a guide to three of the five basic
senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and
touch), detailing their relationship to the
brain and nervous system. Specialized terms
are linked to a glossary and animations and
diagrams are included. From the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute.
http://www.hhmi.org/senses/
She
Brains — He Brains
"Are there really any
differences between female brains and male
brains?" This site designed for
children discusses differences in male and
female brains and where in the brain these
differences might be located. Topics include
differences in brain size, the corpus
callosum (the "major pathway that
connects the right and left cerebral
hemispheres"), and the hypothalamus.
From an anesthesiology professor at the
University of Washington.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/heshe.html
These websites were chosen
from a list generated at
www.lli.org.
Descriptions of websites are direct quotes
from www.lli.org
accessed on Sept 22, 2005
MAGAZINE AND JOURNAL
ARTICLES
Go to the Marshwood High
School library webpage
Use Infotrac link and
MARVEL! Link
In Marvel try these
databases: ACCESS Science, Academic Search
Premier, MAS Ultra
Premiere
FOR BEST RESULTS USE SEVERAL
KEYWORDS IN SEARCH ENGINES
For example "brain
development AND "cerebral cortex"
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