Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Read My Brain
A visit to a lab to see how a brain gets scanned in an MRI and how to read the scan. Aired May 12, 2008. [4:28]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Mapping and Measuring Brain Function
This lesson will compare and contrast the methods utilized in mapping the brain and examining brain function.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Openf Mri Allows Neuroscientists to Share Brain Research Data
Describes a project out of Stanford University where medical researchers will be able to securely share and access fMRI brain scans on a global scale. This sharing of information will do much to advance the progress of brain research....
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Mysteries of the Brain: Perceiving Brain
A neuroscientist studies how the brain processes information by examining fMRI brain images to see what areas of the brain are active with various stimuli. [4:53]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: What Your Brain Looks Like When You Lose Self Control
Neuroscientists are using fMRI technology to study what happens in the brain when a someone is no longer able to resist temptation, such as to have dessert, and loses their self-control. Aired June 22, 2012 [15:06 min]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Mr Is and the Law
Is it possible to use brain imaging techniques in criminal investigations? Should it be allowed?
Curated OER
Kids Health: Getting an Mri
An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan is a painless test that creates detailed pictures of the inside of the body. [2:29]