Brain Resources
It's All in the Brain
http://www.hhmi.org/senses/a130.html
Summary: This site explains the mental processes involved in seeing,
hearing and smelling the world. Compiled by Howard Hughes Medical
Institute.
Incorporating Music into Your Curriculum Web Resources
Memory
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html
Summary: Memory, a major new exhibition developed by the Exploratorium,
explores the many aspects of memory. Site provides features, exhibits and
articles about memory.
Sheep Brain
Dissection : The Anatomy of Memory
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/braindissection/index.html
Summary: By dissecting the brain of a sheep--an
animal in which the brain is similar to humans--we can
see where memory processes take place.
Mind and Brain
http://books.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/ch5.html
Summary: A web site devoted to how people learn. Somewhat technical
but great information.
Teenage moods linked to mental
activity
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2333241.stm
Summary: BBC news article tells how researchers say adolescent moods are
related to excessive levels of nerve activity in the brain.
Human Body : The Brain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sci_tech/highlights/brain.shtml
Summary: Everything we do, from scratching our nose to reading this
website, is controlled by our brain's circuitry. This
site tells us more. Use RealPlayer for video clips.
Color Matters
http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html
Summary: Find out how colors affect you every day. The concept of
color can be approached from several disciplines: physiology, psychology,
philosophy, and art. This web site provides some starting points for an
exploration of color.
Your cheating brain
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1651000/1651974.stm
Summary: Brain scans can detect when someone is
lying, according to scientists in the United States.
Probe the Brain
: You Try It
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/brain/probe-nojs.html
Summary: Do you have a strong stomach? Do you have what it takes to work
on an exposed, living brain? Well, here's your chance to
find out. Map the brain with your trusty electric mouse
probe. Shockwave is required.
Brain
Connection
http://www.brainconnection.com
Summary: Explore brain basics, brain
facts, and the infinite mind; register for the latest news in the 'weekly brain
buzz'; find out about the education connection, and much more.
Musical Brain
http://www.indiana.edu/~pietsch/musical-brain.html
Summary: One side of your brain dishes up music
lyrics while the other is supposed to pipe in the music. That's been the
conventional wisdom for a quarter century, ever since two Los Angeles
scientists, Joseph Bogen and Harold Gordon reported what people did with only
one side of the brain working. But, as newer findings
suggest, the story may be more complicated.
Memory Matters
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/memory.html
Summary: Your brain is a finely tuned machine
that's even smarter than the world's coolest computer. In fact, the brain
is kind of like a super-computer.
Brain Terrain
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000E2439-54B9-1C75-9B81809E
C588EF21&catID=2
Summary: Mapping the functions of various areas of the human brain
is difficult, and controversial.
Brain Based Learning Resources
Brain-Based
Learning Highlights
http://celt.uwsp.edu/project/Innovations/Brain-Based%20Learning/brain-based_learning.
htm
Summary: About the history, principles and implications of brain-based
learning.
by The Center for the Expansion of Learning and Teaching
(CELT)
Keeping Pace with Today's Quick
Brains
http://www.brains.org/ras.htm
Summary: One of the key parts of the brain which
focuses attention is the Reticular Activating System (RAS). Located in a very
low region of the brain, the RAS has the job of
filtering all incoming stimuli and making the decision as to whether we attend
or ignore something. How Does this play in today's classroom?
The Learning Revolution
http://www.thelearningweb.net
Jensen Learning Corporation
http://www.jlcbrain.com/
Summary: Resources from the founder of brain based learning, Eric Jensen.
The Brain Connection
http://www.brainconnection.com
Summary: BrainConnection.com is dedicated to providing accessible,
high-quality information about how the brain works and how people learn. Many
discoveries are being made in areas that relate to the human brain, including
language, memory, behavior, and aging, as well as illness and injury. We believe
that access to this information can provide practical tools for teaching and
learning as well as valuable insights into almost every aspect of our daily
lives.
Compiled by Sherah Carr
Alton C. Crews Middle School
December, 2002