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Pair function to anatomy
- It is important to keep in mind where (cognitive) functions of the brain are located. Use the resources of the Virtual Brain, Neuroanatomy to study function in relation to anatomy.
Tutorial notes Cognition
Cognition, general resources
- 3-D Brain App by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
A very useful 3D model of the brain. It has descriptions of various brain structures, associated functions, associated cognitive disorders, etc. It is useful for the preparation of Quizzes and especially relevant for the Comprehensive Final Exam. It was accessible with the internet browser, but that site used Flash, it does not work anymore. You have to download the App. You can get the free 3D Brain app from Google play and Windows Phone and the App Store from Apple.
Anatomical aspects of cognition
- Brain Function and Deficits of the Centre for Neuro Skills.
- What happens when you remove the hippocampus? TED-Ed Originals by Sam Kean.
- From Input to Output: Animation 14.4 – The Mind’s Machine 3rd ed.
Memory
- Sketch of a memory. Learn about the processes of memory and watch as a woman remembers her first date in this video. Brain Awareness Video Contest 2013 of the SfN by Xavier Viñals and África Flores from Pompeu Fabra University in Catalonia, Spain.
- How do we move around in the world? A video from Brain Awareness Video Contest 2020 of the SfN, created by Johanna Pozo. Always getting lost? Blame your hippocampus. Spatial navigation — the ability to move around places — hinges on the activity of four types of neurons in this brain area.
Language
- Mental ABC’s: The Neuroscience of Language . A video from Brain Awareness Video Contest 2020 of the SfN, created by Alexander Clarke. Several brain regions, including Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area, and the angular gyrus, work together to understand and produce language. Damage to these areas can cause a variety of language disorders (dyslexia,complements of Autism Spectrum Disorders) and aphasia.
- Treasure Hunt a video on Broca’s aphasia, Brain Awareness Video Contest 2011 of the SfN by Shiree Heath a graduate student at The University of Queensland in Australia.
Cognition in relation to deficits, damage and disease
- Mental Disorders as Brain Disorders: Thomas Insel at TEDxCaltech
- An introductory video on cognition in relation to mental illness.: The Brain’s Inner Workings part II: Cognition by NIMH (National Institute for Mental Health
- National Institutes of Health A-Z of brain diseases and disorders
List of more than 400 neurological disorders from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, with summaries of symptom descriptions, treatment options and prognosis, information about ongoing research on causes, diagnosis, and potential therapies
Sleep and Wakefulness
- One Family, Different Clocks a video on biological clocks. Brain Awareness Video Contest 2012 of the SfN by Jaime Tartar and Tatiana Viena from Nova Southeastern University. Their video won second place in the 2012 Brain Awareness Video Contest and was voted the fan favorite in the People’s Choice Contest.
- The benefits of a good night’s sleep – Shai Marcu
Limbic forebrain
- Figure 3. The Limbic Lobe: Anatomy and Physiology OpenStax College
Neurobiology of emotion
- The Emotional Brain: An Introduction to Affective Neuroscience by Davidson Films Inc.
Neurobiology of addiction
- Marijuana Blows Your Mind, a video on the effect of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main mind-altering component in cannabis that affects brain function, impacting short-term memory and motor control. Brain Awareness Video Contest 2013 of the SfN. Video by Leiden University graduate student Roeland Heerema
- The Science of addiction: Genetics and the Brain by University of Utah, Health Sciences
- Inside the brain of a gambling addict – BBC News
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