Brain and B Guide - Resources and Review

Book about human behaviour and sleep. Topics covered include REM (Rapid Eye Movement), brain mechanisms, daytime sleep, wakefulness, psychiatric disorders, and dreams.
 
Documents describing the importance of neuropsychology as a science of brain and behaviour, for professionals and others. Includes sections on brain imaging, cognitive, developmental, and geriatric neuropsychology.
 
Collection of resources relating to literary studies, cognitive science, and neuroscience. Provides an annotated bibliography of titles, abstracts of forthcoming publications, details of work in progress, and features such as interviews, conference sessions, essays and discussions.
 
Set of links to journals relevant to neurology. Some have only subscription information online, others have tables of contents, abstracts or full text.
 
An international, interdisciplinary refereed journal of 'open peer commentary'. Publishes controversial interdisciplinary articles in psychology, neuroscience, behavioural biology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, linguistics, and philosophy.
 
Internet
accessible database of electrophysiological and other information describing cortical neurons and their characteristic responses to somatosensory and other stimuli. Describes the Cortical Neuron Database Project (part of the Human Brain Project), including the Common Data Model (Java) and Vocabulary for Neuroscience Metadata.
 
Links to resources about affective disorders, anxiety disorders, neuroanatomy and brain atlases, other psychiatry topics and software.
 
The NINDS offers news, coordinates events, and conducts research into disorders of the brain and nervous system. Also provides information about specific conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and Parkinson's, together with details of associated organisations and publications.
 
Collection of articles documenting brain function and associated learning and development. Topics covered include child development, disorders, early reading, education, language, learning, motivation, reading, stress, and thinking. Material addressing specific aspects of these topics are divided into general, educational, and clinical groupings. An additional section entitled 'Brain Basics' provides an insight into the central nervous system's anatomy, physiology, and functionality.
 
An interdisciplinary journal dealing with artificial intelligence and its applications, cognitive science, brain models, artificial neural nets and their applications, and the social context of intelligent systems.
 
Details of research programme, including image manipulation research, echo planar imaging research and brain mapping.
 
Pointers to organisations that provide information on brain disorders. Covers a wide range of conditions from alcohol and drug abuse and Alzheimer's disease, to Tourette Syndrome and Tuberous Sclerosis.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to the nervous system.
 
One of the largest scientific communities in North America dedicated solely to research imaging
 
Collection of essays which attempt to develop a theoretical analysis of the different medical practices and issues inherent in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and neurological disorders.
 
Information about Moebius Syndrome, a rare disorder in which the sixth and seventh cranial nerves are not fully developed, resulting in lifetime facial paralysis. This resource outlines the symptoms of the disorder, treatment mechanisms, and a description of the twelve cranial nerves.
 
Extensive collection of images of the normal brain, ageing, and various diseases affecting the brain.
 
Guide created for all students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system. Includes a number of activities and experiments designed for learning about the brain and spinal cord.
 
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MAN allows perspective views of brain and skull from any viewpoint - even endoscopic with free choice of the focal length of the 'camera'. Anatomical objects may be added, removed, colour-marked or made transparent by selecting the object or object name. Annotations (in five languages) or descriptions may be acquired in the same way.
 
Non profit organisation improving awareness and understanding of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Conducts research into the causes and possible cures of the condition, provides educational materials such as videos and fact sheets, operates support programs, and strives to make treatments accessible to all patients.
 
Searchable collection of photographs, depicting the brains of over 100 species of mammals. Includes a picture of each animal, distribution maps, whole and sectoral brain images, and provides information about brain evolution, collection and preparation of specimens, and the importance of this research.
 
Articles relating to research in trait, cognitive, and brain electrophysiology, which deal with the issues of emotion and affective disorders. Offers details of projects, contact information, and full text transcriptions of recent publications.
 
Refereed electronic journal dedicated to supporting the interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of consciousness and its relation to the brain. Psyche publishes material from the disciplines of cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, physics, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. Interdisciplinary discussions are particularly encouraged.
 
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