Featured Video: The great brain debate – Ted Altschuler. A Ted-Ed Lesson. Throughout history, scientists have proposed conflicting ideas on how the brain carries out functions like perception, memory, and movement. Is each of these tasks carried out by a specific area of the brain? Or do multiple areas work together to accomplish them? Ted Altschuler investigates both sides of the debate.
Additional neuroscience sites
Here you can find additional links to relevant neuroscience sites that do not fit in special categories in the Virtual Lab or transcent the categories of the Virtual Lab.
Neuro.tv
An educational project on the brain that that seeks to bring advanced concepts in neuroscience to the general public. It consist of 16 one-hour filmed discussions with leading neuroscientists, philosophers, and psychologists who have had significant impact on our current understanding of brain function.
How does my brain work
Contribute to Neuroscience
- Map a neuron in the EyeWire Game and Contribute to Science by Sebastion Seung (MIT). Online game called EyeWire, where anyone can browse microscopic photos of neural tissue and reconstruct the branches of actual neurons. Read about it on this site.
Relevant brainblogs
- Neuroscience News by ScienceDaily
- G2C online by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- The brain is sooooo cool! by Peggy Mason
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