Young scholars develop skills and a comfort level in interpreting economic concepts through graphic analysis.

Students learn the arrangement of sensory and motor regions in the spinal cord in order to understand a sensory and motor exam. They will also understand the clinical indications of common reflexes.

An animal's response to a stimulus is coordinated by its central nervous system (CNS). Neurons carry electrical impulses, and are connected by synapses. Some drugs and toxins affect how impulses pass from one neuron to the next across a...

Detailed color images of the human brain, both normal and with various brain diseases, including Alzheimer's, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and AIDS dementia.

This online biology book chapter offers definitions and descriptions of the nervous system's components.

A curriculum that explains how mental illness can be treated and cured. The site offers a web version of the curriculum or printed supplements can be requested. Included is a teacher's guide.

A video and a short quiz on the central and peripheral nervous systems.

This self-checking, five question quiz over the central nervous system can be used as a review of the concept.

Learn about how the synapse works in the nervous system. Then play common games that demonstrate many functions of the nervous system. Find definitions of the vocabulary necessary to understand how the nervous system works.

Created for all students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system, this extensive University of Washington site offers information, resources, games, and activities galore. Offers dozens of links to related sites.

Includes several sections, with charts and facts with information on alcohol use, alcoholism, youth drinking, and misconceptions and myths about alcohol and drinking. Though a "Teacher's guide," this website is suitable for students...

An adult human can distinguish up to 10,000 odors. You use your nose to figure out what to eat, what to buy and even when it's time to take a shower. But how do the molecules in the air get translated into smells in your brain? This...

Use this review guide of the human body nervous system to understand its importance to the human body.

Go on a mission inside a nerve cell to find out about how neurons produce and release neurotransmitters to communicate with other neurons. Learn what happens to these brain chemicals when the drug ecstasy interrupts the process.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The peripheral nervous system (PNS) contains all the nerves in the body that are found outside of the central nervous system. They include nerves of the hands, arms,...

How do you know when your hand touches something? How do you know if something brushes against your shoulder? Think about your fingertip, arm, and back. In which of these places might your nerves be closer together? Review the concept of...

This article, published by Scientific American (September 27, 2002), explores new evidence which suggests the party drug ecstasy may cause more widespread brain damage than previously thought.

Answers to your questions about the nervous system, nerves, and neurons.

A multiple-choice quiz on the nervous system.

The brain functions in ways that many researchers often fail to understand. This particular article reveals recent discoveries regarding research conducted on memory. An interactive feature is also posted on this site. Information is...