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Neuroscience for Kids: Drug Effects on Nervous System
Discusses the effects of many drugs on the brain and other parts of the body. This large neuroscience resource also provides links to information on other brain and nervous system topics.
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Downer Drugs: An Inside Guide to the Downside's Flipside
Read about the dangers of depressant drugs, or downers. This website provides simple information about side effects, risks, and problems associated with depressant use.
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Neurociencias Para Ninos / Neuroscience for Kids
Learn about the brain and brain science using this Spanish version of the excellent Neuroscience for Kids site. Translation of the site is a work in progress. Portions are in Spanish but links for many pages still lead to the English...
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On Science: Addicting Kids to Nicotine
Summarizing research found at the Mayo Clinic, this article explains why kids, who have only smoked a few cigarettes, "experience the same symptoms of nicotine addiction as adults who smoke heavily." Learn about how nicotine affects the...
Curated OER
Neuroscience for Kids: Drug Effects on Nervous System
Discusses the effects of many drugs on the brain and other parts of the body. This large neuroscience resource also provides links to information on other brain and nervous system topics.
Curated OER
Neuroscience for Kids: Drug Effects on Nervous System
Discusses the effects of many drugs on the brain and other parts of the body. This large neuroscience resource also provides links to information on other brain and nervous system topics.
Curated OER
Neuroscience for Kids: Drug Effects on Nervous System
Discusses the effects of many drugs on the brain and other parts of the body. This large neuroscience resource also provides links to information on other brain and nervous system topics.
Curated OER
Neuroscience for Kids: Drug Effects on Nervous System
Discusses the effects of many drugs on the brain and other parts of the body. This large neuroscience resource also provides links to information on other brain and nervous system topics.
Curated OER
Neuroscience for Kids: Drug Effects on Nervous System
Discusses the effects of many drugs on the brain and other parts of the body. This large neuroscience resource also provides links to information on other brain and nervous system topics.
Curated OER
Neuroscience for Kids: Drug Effects on Nervous System
Discusses the effects of many drugs on the brain and other parts of the body. This large neuroscience resource also provides links to information on other brain and nervous system topics.
Other
Pni: The Biopsychopharmacology of Vitamin B6
This website discusses the importance of the biopsychopharmacology of vitamin B6. B6 is critical to "extremely important metabolic processes in the nervous system." Mentions epilepsy and behavioral disturbances.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic
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BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Brain Chemistry Post Assessment
The human brain is complex. Messages within the brain and the rest of the nervous system are conducted by cells called neurons. Drugs and other substances can interfere with or modify the transmission of messages between neurons. In this...
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Kids Health: How Do Pain Relievers Work?
Article explaining how drugs like ibuprofen (Advil) and acetaminophen (Tylenol) work to relieve or ease the pain. Provides links to further information on the brain, nervous system, and other medications.