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Links & Resources

History of Neuroscience

• Important contributions in neuroscience
  International Brain Research Organization
• Milestones in neuroscience research
  University of Washington
• Nobel Prizes for neuroscience research
  University of Western Australia

Green Fluorescent Protein

• History and uses of green fluorescent protein
  -Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
  -Connecticut College
• Classroom activities with GFP
  -East Bay Biotechnology Education Program
  -American Society for Cell Biology

Brain Imaging

• What functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging is really measuring Nature
• The basics of brain imaging
  National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Brain imaging techniques
  Helsinki University of Technology

Models in Science

• Model organisms
• Comparison of different types of models
  Wikipedia

The Placebo Effect

• The healing power of placebos
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Placebo effect
  Wikipedia

The Scientific Method

• Introductory chapter on scientific inquiry
  Arizona Collaborative for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers (ACEPT)
• Designing experiments and the scientific method
  Science Buddies
• Method and progress in science
  U.C. Riverside
• Hypothesis, theory, law and the scientific method
  About.com
• Brief Overview of the scientific method
  Biology4Kids.com

Miscellaneous

• Neuroscience Database for searches
• Biology Education On-line Newsletter
  National Association of Biology Teachers
• Links to textbooks on various topics
  Textbook Revolution.org