TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Diagnosing a Zombie: Brain and Behavior
Video explores diagnosing a zombie by relating its symptoms to various human brain and behavior disorders. [3:44] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Other
Dana Sourcebook of Brain Science: It's Mindboggling!
Look through this online pamphlet to find brain exercises as well as explanations of how the brain works. Very complete and fun to read.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Brain: Teaching Modules
A collection of 32 video learning modules on everything to do with the brain.
Other
Hippo Campus: Teaching Physics Blog
HippoCampus offers a blog for physics teachers, the purpose of which is to offer ideas for instructing and engaging students in both traditional high school and AP physics. Authored by Tom Anderson, an online instructor for Illinois...
Sea World Parks & Entertainment
Sea World and Busch Gardens Animal Bytes: Seahorse
Discover how many kinds of seahorses exist, how they are born, and how they survive in the world's oceans and seas.
Other
Alzheimer's Association: Interactive Tour of the Brain
Follow this two-part interactive tour of the brain. The first gives you brain basics; the second shows how the brain is affected throughout the stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Frontiers Media
Frontiers: Thanks for the Memories
Everyone wants a good memory but we don't often ask ourselves what memory is for. Let's begin our exploration of why memory is important and how it works with a little memory test: Do you remember what you learned in class last...
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek Mythology
Encyclopedia Mythica offers a comprehensive resource on Greek mythology. Content includes a look at the principal gods, Zeus's consorts and offspring, the descendants of Prometheus, and much, much more. Click on "browse articles" for a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Age Related Memory Loss Rb Ap48
Read a passage about age-related memory loss and answer the follow-up questions to practice for the MCAT.
Curated OER
Yellow Seahorse (Hippocampus Kuda), Natural History Museum
This article describes a British project to store frozen samples of DNA from endangered species. The goal is to preserve genetic information, should a species go extinct.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Slide Show: How Your Brain Works
Eight slides demonstrate the human brain. Please know that the descriptive narrative is fairly short for each slide subject.