Exploring Neuroscience

This page
http://academic.scranton.edu/faculty/cannon/neuroscienceresources.html

Random Facts about Neuroscience
This list is from Eric Chudler's
Neuroscience for Kids - don't be put off by the "Kids" - it's a great site!
 http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/what.html

Brain Facts
 Free 64 page booklet (pdf link provided)
from The Society for Neuroscience
http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainfacts

Brain Briefings
A series of 2-page newsletters explaining how basic science leads to clinical applications
- from The Society for Neuroscience 
http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_main

What is Neuroscience?
From The Society for Neuroscience
 http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=whatIsNeuroscience

Brain Backgrounders
Neuroscience terms Defined from The Society for Neuroscience
http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBackgrounders_main

History of Neuroscience
From the Society for Neuroscience
http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=neuroscienceInTheNews

Neuroscience in the News
From the Society for Neuroscience
http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=neuroscienceInTheNews

 Brain Work
News about the brain from the Dana Foundation
 http://www.dana.org/news/brainwork/

Biological Psychology News Link
News stories on the web provided by Mark Breedlove,
coauthor of an excellent introduction to neuroscience text
 http://www.biopsychology.com/news/


What's News This Month
in Science, Medicine, and Technology
This is only update during the school year .
We have a monthly unstructured meeting with
interested Faculty, Students, and Staff  to discuss "stuff."
http://academic.scranton.edu/organization/whatsnews/ 

The Dana Sourcebook of Brain Science
Resources for Teachers and Students - 4th Edition
http://www.dana.org/news/publications/publication.aspx?id=4318

The 2007 Progress Report on Brain Research
This is a PDF file from the Dana Foundation
The pdf link is in the lower right...
 http://www.dana.org/news/publications/publication.aspx?id=6712 

Brain Connections
Your Source Guide to Information on Brain Diseases
and Disorders 7th Edition 
"Lists more than 240 organizations likely to help people with a brain-related disorder,
as well as those responsible for their care and treatment."  
The pdf link is in the lower right...
http://www.dana.org/news/publications/publication.aspx?id=5798

  Jobs for Neuroscientists
This  career list is from Eric Chudler's
Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chjob.html

9th Annual
Northeast PA Brain Bee Scranton's Bee
- February Date TBA -
any HS student can participate
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/neuro/brainbee/

Neuroscience Program
The University of Scranton
  http://academic.scranton.edu/department/neuro/