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Professional Literature on Brain Research- This topic is rooted in "Neuroscience."
  1. Advanced Brain Monitoring - Develops portable brain monitoring devices that interpret the brain's electrical activity and identify levels of alertness or drowsiness, using patent-pending B-Alert software.
  2. Auditory Physiology and Biophysics - Cellular basis of information processing in the auditory system. Potassium channels, modeling, synaptic transmission, and dendritic integration.
  3. Behavioral Neuroscience - Memorial to Shirley L. Buchanan and her contribution to behavioral neuroscience research. Includes information about her and other associated scientists, particularly journal publications.
  4. BESA - Innovators in digital EEG and MEG software for research and clinical applications.
  5. Biophysics of Neuronal Computation - Using the detailed biophysics and microanatomy of cortical neurons to study their complexity from an information theory point of view - from the California Inst. of Technology.
  6. Brain ResearchTM Web Page- An excellent site providing a multitude of important links to this area of study.
  7. Bridging the Gap Between Neuroscience and Education- Summary of a Workshop Cosponsored by Education Commission of the States and The Charles A. Dana Foundation.
  8. Demand Grows to Link Neuroscience with Education- March 22, 2000 By Linda Jacobson.
  9. Funderstanding- Addresses the relevant theories on brain research.
  10. How Can Research on the Brain Inform Education?- An excellent site describing the implications for classroom teaching and learning.
  11. Neuroanatomy.com - All your neuroscience resources in one place. Books, textbooks, reference, 3D modles, high-end imaging software. Everything on and for the brain.
  12. NeuroDetective - Contract research firm specializing in testing the functional efficacy of potential CNS therapeutics in animal models, with an additional focus on behavioural evaluation of genetically altered animals.
  13. Neurology and Neurosciences Journals - Many useful links and information for neuroscientists, neurologists and fMRI researchers, such as funding opportunities, jobs, conferences, and brain atlas.
  14. Neuroscience on the Internet - A searchable and browsable index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet.
  15. Neurosciences - Examine everything from how neurons communicate with each other to the physiological processes that govern the way we act and think. From About.com.
  16. NINDS Neuron Fact Sheet - Educational booklet about how neurons develop, function, and die, prepared by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
  17. The Octopus Research Group - Research group, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, working on the motor control of the cephalopod's (octopus vulgaris) flexible arm.
  18. Olfaction - Current understanding of the physiological basis for olfaction (sense of smell) and the possible molecular interactions that specify odorant signaling.
  19. Practical Classroom Applications For Current Brain Research-Web site devoted to linking theory into practice.
  20. Shuffle Brain - "How does a brain store a mind?" From Indiana Univ.
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