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Books

Barmeier, Jim. The Brain. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 1996.

Edelson, Edward. The Nervous System. New York: Chelsea House, 1991.

Greenfield, Susan A. The Human Mind Explained. New York: Henry Holt, 1996.

Parker, Steve. The Brain and Nervous System. Austin, TX: Raintree/Steck-Vaughn, 1997.

Simon, Seymour. The Brain: Our Nervous System. New York: Morrow, 1997.

Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia Silverstein, and Robert Silverstein. The Nervous System. New York: Twenty-First Century Books, 1994.

Turkington, Carol. The Brain Encyclopedia. New York: Facts on File, 1996.

Wade, Nicholas, ed. The Science Times Book of the Brain. New York: Lyons Press, 1998.

WWW Sites

American Academy of Neurology
http://www.aan.com/
Homepage of the American Academy of Neurology, which includes information about neurology and the academy.

A Brief Tour of the Brain
http://suhep.phy.syr.edu/courses/modules/MM/Biology/biology.html
Site provides information about the brain, beginning with a brief history of the study of the brain, then describing the brain's large-scale features, building blocks, and organization.

Cyber Anatomy: Nervous System
http://tqd.advanced.org/11965/html/cyber-anatomy_nervous.html
Site provides detailed information on the nervous system that is divided into two levels: the first geared for students in grades 6-9, the other for students in grades 10-12.

Mind Over Matter: The Brain's Response to Drugs
http://www.nida.nih.gov/MOM/TG/momtg-index.html
From the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a site that explains the effects of legal and illegal drugs, such as nicotine and marijuana, on the brain. Also includes a section on brain anatomy.

Nervous System
http://www.fm.cnyric.org/Wellwood/humansystems/Nervous%20System/nervsyst.html
Site provides links to other sites that provide information such as a description of the nervous system and facts on the brain.

Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Highly recommended site provides an extensive amount of information on the nervous system and the brain. Includes experiments and activities, a list of on-line and off-line books and articles, current events and new discoveries in brain research, and links to other sites.