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B6 Brain and mind

  • http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/newborn/newborn_reflexes.html
    http://healthcare.utah.edu/healthinfo/pediatric/Newborn/behrefx.htm
    http://www.fpnotebook.com/NIC27.htm
    These websites contain information about newborn reflexes.
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/
    This is the BBC’s website with background information and games about the human body. It includes sections on the nervous system.
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/senseschallenge/
    Test your senses at this website.
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/
    http://getyourwebsitehere.com/jswb/rttest01.html
    http://mindbluff.com/reaction.htm
    http://www.fetchfido.co.uk/games/reaction/reaction_test.htm
    http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/java/reacttime.html
    These are all animations to test your reaction speeds.
  • http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/synapse.html
    This website contains a description of a synapse.
  • http://www.talktofrank.com/home_html.aspx
    http://www.abpischools.org.uk/resources04/drugs/
    This website contains a description of a synapse.
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/biology/humansasorganisms/4nervoussystemrev1.shtml
    Quick revision pages on the nervous system.
  • http://www.brainhealthandpuzzles.com/brain_parts_function.html
    http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/kinser/Structure1.html
    http://www.neuroskills.com/brain.shtml
    What do different parts of the brain do? These websites provide the answer.
  • http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/brain/index.asp
    This Science Museum website has very good background and games on the brain and mind.
  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/3645576.stm
    This news item reports that scientists believe they have located the part of the brain where dreams are created.
  • http://nobelprize.org/medicine/educational/pavlov/index.html
    This website contains a good animation explaining conditioned reflexes.
  • http://www.brainmuseum.org/
    This website is a resource for photographs of brains from different species.
  • http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/aprilholladay/2007-03-12-memory-first_N.htm
    http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/cognition/tutorials/ModelOf/index.html
    http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/cs6751_97_winter/Topics/human-cap/memory.html
    http://www.funderstanding.com/about_learning.cfm
    If you’re interested in ideas about learning and memory, there’s lots of detailed information on these websites.
  • http://www.braingle.com/mind/test_numbers.php
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/memory/
    Test your memory on these websites.

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