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Brain

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ALS Association: 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.
Author: ALS Association
Subjects: brain, neurology
DeweyClass: 616.83
Resource type: documents
Behavioral and Brain Sciences: 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.
Author: Cambridge University Press
Subjects: artificial intelligence, brain, neuroscience, philosophy of mind, psychology research
DeweyClass: 612.8
Resource type: journal
Brain Briefings: Monthly newsletter from the Society for Neuroscience reporting on clinical brain research. An article on brain injury looks at how a minor sporting accident can cause the brain to reduce it's metabolic activity to that of a coma patient, while other editions look at brain mechanisms such as biological clocks, the effect of child abuse on the brain, and the effects of gender, drugs, eating, emotion, and exercise on brain function. Technological developments such as brain imaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation are also covered.
Author: Society for Neuroscience
Subjects: brain, neuroscience
DeweyClass: 612.82
Resource type: documents
Brain Connection: 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.
Author: Scientific Learning
Subjects: brain, child development, language development
DeweyClass: 155
Resource type: articles, news
Brain Connections Online: 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.
Author: Lester, John
Subjects: addiction, alcohol, alzheimer's disease, brain, dementia, multiple sclerosis, neurology, tourette syndrome
DeweyClass: 616.8
Resource type: index
Brain Electrophysiology Lab: 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.
Author: University of Oregon Brain Electrophysiology Lab
Subjects: brain, cognitive psychology, physiology
DeweyClass: 152.4
Resource type: articles, images
Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections: 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.
Author: Noe, Adrianne; Welker, Wally & Johnson, John Irwin
Subjects: brain, medical imaging, veterinary science
DeweyClass: 612.82
Resource type: image collection
Cortical Neuron Net Database: 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.
Author: Cornell University Medical College
Subjects: brain, neuroscience
DeweyClass: 612.8
Resource type: document
Hormones and Stress: Online learning materials on all aspects of hormones and stress provided by the Department of Psychology, University of Plymouth.
Author: Kenyon, Paul
Subjects: brain, hormones, stress
DeweyClass: 612.405
Resource type: guide
Images of VOXEL-MAN Brain and Skull Atlases: VOXEL-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.
Author: University of Hamburg Department of Computer Science in Medicine
Subjects: brain, medical imaging
DeweyClass: 612.82
Resource type: guide
Journal of Intelligent Systems: 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.
Author: Brunel University
Subjects: artificial intelligence, brain, neural networks
DeweyClass: 006.3
Resource type: journal
Literature, Cognition and the Brain: 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.
Author: Richardson, Alan & Crane, Mary, Boston College Department of English
Subjects: brain, interdisciplinary studies, literary studies, neuroscience
DeweyClass: 153
Resource type: document index
McConnell Brain Imaging Centre: One of the largest scientific communities in North America dedicated solely to research imaging
Author: Montréal Neurological Institute, McGill University
Subjects: brain, medical imaging, neuroscience
DeweyClass: 616.8
Resource type: documents
Moebius Syndrome Foundation: 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.
Author: Moebius Syndrome Support Network
Subjects: brain, neurology
DeweyClass: 616.8
Resource type: documents
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: 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.
Author: National Institutes of Health
Subjects: alzheimer's disease, autism, brain, cerebral palsy, cjd, dyslexia, gaucher disease, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, neurology, parkinson's disease, tourette syndrome
DeweyClass: 616.8
Resource type: institution
Neuropsychology Central: 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.
Author: Browndyke, Jeffrey
Subjects: ageing, brain, medical imaging, neuroscience
DeweyClass: 616.8
Resource type: documents
Neuroscience for Kids: 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.
Author: Chudler, Eric H.
Subjects: brain, neuroscience
DeweyClass: 612.8
Resource type: guide
Psyche: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Consciousness: 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.
Author: Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
Subjects: brain, consciousness
DeweyClass: 153
Resource type: journal
Radiology Imaging Research Center: Details of research programme, including image manipulation research, echo planar imaging research and brain mapping.
Author: University of Texas at Austin Southwestern Medical Center
Subjects: brain, medical imaging, radiology
DeweyClass: 616.07
Resource type: institution
Scientific Journals: Neurology: Set of links to journals relevant to neurology. Some have only subscription information online, others have tables of contents, abstracts or full text.
Author: Brownlow, Mark, science.komm
Subjects: brain, epilepsy, neurology, neuroscience
DeweyClass: 616.8
Resource type: journal index
Unified Theory of the Nervous System and Behavior: 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.
Author: Harris, Steven Michael
Subjects: brain, cognitive psychology
DeweyClass: 153
Resource type: essays
University of California Los Angeles Brain Research Institute: Information on Brain Research Institute of UCLA
Author: UCLA
Subjects: brain, sleep
DeweyClass: 154.6
Resource type: guide, institution
Whole Brain Atlas: Extensive collection of images of the normal brain, ageing, and various diseases affecting the brain.
Author: Johnson, Keith A. & Becker, J. Alex
Subjects: ageing, brain, medical imaging
DeweyClass: 612.82
Resource type: images