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Understanding Addiction: Basic Science Information
Hosted by the Addiction Science Research and Education Center at the University of Texas, this site provides a basic overview of neurons and neural transmission. An interesting feature of the site is the link to brief videos depicting neural transmission.
 
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
This site serves as the launching site from which to explore the latest research on the neural basis of drug addiction.
 
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Organization of the Nervous System
This site, prepared for students enrolled in Emory University's human anatomy course, provides an advanced presentation of the organization of the nervous system.
 
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Human Anatomy On-Line
Hosted by Informative Graphics, this site employs a point-and-click approach to help students learn about human anatomy and physiology by providing an instant and logical flow between all of its related images. To make learning easier, the Insight program is divided into systems. They can be accessed at the main system menu or from the system listing page.
 
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Endocrine Disorders and Surgery
Written by doctors, the comprehensive information presented at this site is intended for the education of patients and their families.
 
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Index of Topics of Brain and Behavior
Contains an index of information on a wide array of different topics in the area of brain and behavior, including papers with web references written by students at Bryn Mawr College.
 
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Limbic System – Center for Emotions
Provides a detailed presentation of the brain structures involved in emotion.
 
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Neuropsychology Central
This site contains much information about neuropsychology, a new branch of science with the specific aim of investigating the role of individual brain systems in complex forms of mental activity.
 
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Splitting the Human Brain
The information at this site addresses many issues associated with the structure and functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain and what happens when the connection between the two halves of the brain (the corpus callosum) is surgically severed.
 
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Virtual Hospital – The Human Brain
The Virtual Hospital is a digital health sciences library created in 1992 at the University of Iowa to help meet the information needs of health care providers and their patients.
 
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Brain & Mind
Homepage of Brain & Mind, an electronic magazine whose stated goal is to present knowledge about the field of neuroscience to students, nonspecialists, and lay persons.
 
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DNA and Behavior – Is Our Fate in Our Genes?
A site devoted to the role of genetics in modern society.
 
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My Genes Made Me Do It
Based on an article published in the July/August 1995 issue of Psychology Today, the authors consider many aspects of the relationship between genes and behavior.
 
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Alzheimer's Disease Genetics
A comprehensive presentation of the role of genetics in Alzheimer's disease.
 
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Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide
A site solely devoted to issues pertaining to traumatic brain injury.

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