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Posit Science: The Brain 101
Learn about the structure of the human brain with this interactive diagram. Also, find out about neurons, message transmission, and other factors that affect brain function.
National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: The Brain: Our Sense of Self
Through scientific inquiry this module introduces many concepts about the brain, its functions, and its importance in the sense of self. Included are a teacher's guide, interactive student web activities, and resources.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: The Brain
Learn about the brain, spinal cord, and brain cells at this thorough yet easy to read site. Simple sentence construction is used to explain the structure and function of this body system. A glossary is just a click away to explain...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: The Brain
Learn about the brain, spinal cord, and brain cells at this thorough yet easy to read site. Simple sentence construction is used to explain the structure and function of this body system. A glossary is just a click away to explain...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.43 Peripheral Nervous System
Understand the structure and function of the peripheral nervous system in the human body.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.42 Central Nervous System
Learn the structure and function of the central nervous system.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Everyday Science of Your Brain [Pdf]
Help your middle schoolers understand the function of the brain in both short-term and long-term memory. This lesson plan allows students to test different strategies for improving memory.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Diseases of the Nervous System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The nervous system controls sensing, feeling, and thinking. It also controls movement and just about every other body function. That's why problems with the nervous...
NBC
Live Science: Your Brain Remembers What You Forget
The brain functions in ways that many researchers often fail to understand. This particular article reveals recent discoveries regarding research conducted on memory. An interactive feature is also posted on this site. Information is...
BBC
Bbc: Human Anatomy: Organs
Explore the anatomy of the human body. Click on an organ or other body part to read more about its structure and function, and then try out an interactive activity for that organ.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Organization of the Human Body
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Cells, like these nerve cells, do not work in isolation. To send orders from your brain to your legs, for example, signals pass through many nerve cells. These cells...
Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: Reconstructors: Nothing to Rave About
Online adventure game consisting of three consecutive episodes where you become a member of a team of scientists who investigate pain relieving drugs to see if they are safe. These virtual experiments cover concepts such as history of...
Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: Reconstructors: A Plaguing Problem
Online adventure game consisting of five consecutive episodes where you become a member of a team of scientists who investigate pain relieving drugs to see if they are safe. Episodes should be played in order; however, they can be...
Other
Benbest: Cerebral Cortex
Article from Benbest entitled "Chapter 6 -- Basic Cerebral Cortex Function Other than Vision."
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[Gross Functional Subdivisions of the Cerebral Cortex]
Article from Benbest entitled "Chapter 6 -- Basic Cerebral Cortex Function Other than Vision."
Other
Ralph C. Merkle: Memory
Very technical discussion of modern theory in the science of memory and brain function.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: The Show: Exercise and Memory
Can exercise really help our brain work better? This PBS site discovers if this is really true by taking you into the worlds of Jada and Maurna to find out.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Parkinson's Disease Workshop
College-level online biology course highlighting Parkinson's disease. Course topics include clinical characteristics, structural neuroimaging, neuropathology, genetics, and cognitive function. Course features include reading suggestions...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Depression?
An overview of depression including symptoms, causes, treatment, and brain functions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Risk Factors for Bipolar Disorder
Examined are factors that increase the risks of bipolar disorder: psychological, environmental, genetic, neuro chemical, and difference in brain structure and function.
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Auditory System
Article from Benbest entitled "Chapter 6 -- Basic Cerebral Cortex Function Other than Vision."
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Brodmann Areas, Lateral
Article from Benbest entitled "Chapter 6 -- Basic Cerebral Cortex Function Other than Vision."
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[Olfactory Bulb and Epithelium]
Article from Benbest entitled "Chapter 6 -- Basic Cerebral Cortex Function Other than Vision."
Curated OER
[Olfactory Cortex]
Article from Benbest entitled "Chapter 6 -- Basic Cerebral Cortex Function Other than Vision."