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Neuroscience for Kids - http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Intended for elementary and secondary school students and teachers who are interested in learning more about the nervous system and brain. Hands on activities, experiments, information for all grade levels. |
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The Secret Life of the Brain - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/
PBS show, offering a history of the brain, anatomy, illusions, brain scanning, and development from child through adult. |
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Changing Your Mind - http://www.pbs.org/saf/1101/
From the PBS show, Scientific American Frontiers, users can learn of new evidence of the brains' ability to grow and change. Includes a look at dreams, the sense of touch, and a scientist profile. |
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Brain Explorer - http://www.brainexplorer.org/
An animated look at the brain, nerve transmission, and brain disorders. |
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The Memory Exhibition - http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html
An Exploratorium exhibition exploring the biological, psychological, and cultural aspects of memory. Includes an interactive sheep brain dissection and news articles. |
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Secrets of the Mind - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mind/
From NOVA, an overview of the studies of neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran to discover how the brain works. Includes games, personal stories, and interactive experiments. |
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Probe the Brain - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/brain/
An interactive simulation of how the motor cortex was mapped by scientists. |
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The Nervous System - http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookNERV.html
An overview of nerve systems, impulse transmission, neurotransmitters, the brain, and the rest of the nervous system. |
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Brain: The World Inside Your Head - http://www.pfizer.com/brain/
Virtual tour of traveling museum exhibit, free health information, brain games, and teachers' activity guide and lesson plans. Includes brain development, diseases including Alzheimer's, depression, and migraines. |
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Superman - http://whyfiles.org/023spinal_cord/index.html
An overview of spinal cord technology, like the kind helping Christopher Reeves. |
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Homunculus - http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/flash/hom.html
An animation showing the homunculus, or "little man," representation of the somatosensory cortex. |
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Neuron Anatomy Printout - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/brain/label/neuron.shtml
From EnchantedLearning.com, a black-and-white neuron printout. |
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The Biological Neuron - http://vv.carleton.ca/~neil/neural/neuron-a.html
Illustrated introduction to neural networks, including nerve signal transmission, neuron anatomy, and networks. Some of the last pages are advanced, but the first few offer basic neuron information. |
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Domino Model of a Nerve - http://isaac.exploratorium.edu/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day15current/Domino_model_of_a_nerve/Domino_model_of_a_nerve.html
Questions relating a chain of dominoes to nerve impulse, rate of impulse, and nervous system function. |
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Nerve Impulse Animation - http://www.biology4all.com/resources_library/source/63.swf
Interactive Flash animation showing the different stages in the propagation of a nerve impulse. |