Below is courtesy of our friends organizing the Vermont Brain Bee in the USA. They’ve compiled a collection of resources to help students prepare for their brain bee. Like many other brain bee’s around the globe, France Brain Bee is also using the same study guide: Brain Facts: A Primer On the Brain and Nervous System. Downloadable for free here
BRAIN & NEURON ANATOMYThese items support chapter 1 of Brain Facts.
Neuroanatomy PPT Brain Science Anatomy PPT Neuroanatomy Notes (document) Neuroanatomy 2 PPT Vocabulary Practice (Q&A in “present” mode) Neuroanatomy Practice (Q&A in “present” mode) Brain Anatomy (youtube) (incl arteries & stroke) About the neuron & synapse THE SENSESThese items support chapter 3 of Brain Facts.
Perception PPT Taste, Smell, Touch, Pain PPT Vision & Hearing PPT Senses Qs PPT (show in presentation mode) Senses-info & Qs PPT (show in “present” mode) Video showing fish brain tracking paramecium MOVEMENTSTRESSRESEARCHADDICTIONThese items support chapter 11 of Brain Facts.
Drugs and the Brain PPT How does alcohol affect the brain? (3 min video) learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/mouse/Mouse Party Interactive PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERSThese items support chapter 13 of Brain Facts.
POTENTIAL THERAPIESThese items support chapter 15 of Brain Facts.
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THE DEVELOPING BRAINThese items support chapter 2 of Brain Facts.
The Developing Brain PPT The Developing Brain Q&A PPT (show in “present” mode) LEARNING, MEMORY & LANGUAGESLEEPThese items support chapter 6 of Brain Facts.
Sleep PPT Sleep Qs PPT (show in presentation mode) Sleep info & Qs PPT TED TALK: How to get more deep sleep AGINGThese items support chapter 8 of Brain Facts.
CHILDHOOD DISORDERSThese items support chapter 10 of Brain Facts.
DEGENERATIVE DISORDERSThese items support chapter 12 of Brain Facts.
Degenerative Disorders Info & Qs PPT TED Talk: Lisa Genova’s Preventing Alzheimers ILLNESS AND INJURYThese items support chapter 14 of Brain Facts.
NEUROETHICSThese items support chapter 16 of Brain Facts.
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NEUROSCIENCE IN THE NEWS
PURPOSE OF SLEEP IS TO FORGET–New York Times, Feb 2, 2017
RESEARCHERS FIND LINK BETWEEN CONCUSSION AND ALZHEIMERS DZ–Science Mag, Jan 12, 2017
HOW NAKED MOLE RATS CONQUERED PAIN AND WHAT IT CAN MEAN FOR US–Science, Oct 11, 2016
A NEW TACK TO STAVE OFF ALHEIMERS YEAR BEFORE THE FIRST SYMPTOMS— Scientific American Blog, Oct 12, 2016
PIONEERING BRAIN IMPLANT RESTORES PARALYZED MAN’S SENSE OF TOUCH –Nature, Oct 13, 2016
CORTEX COMMANDS THE PERFORMANCE OF SKILLED MOVEMENT –HHMI news, Feb 1, 2016
EDUCATION MAY CUT DEMENTIA RISK –New York Times, Feb 10, 2016
FROZEN RABBIT BRAIN SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED –UPI, Feb 10, 2016
YOUR BRAIN IS HARDWIRED TO SNAP –Book review at National Geographic, Feb 7, 2016
WHAT LITTLE BABIES SEE THAT YOU NO LONGER CAN –Scientific American, Feb 1, 2016
NEW ESTIMATE BOOSTS THE HUMAN BRAIN MEMORY CAPACITY 10-FOLD –Scientific American, Feb 5, 2016
ALZHEIMER’S MAY MESS WITH THE EYES, DISRUPTING SLEEP PATTERNS –Science Mag, Dec 8, 2015
YOUR BRAIN’s GOT RHYTHM--NPR, All things Considered, June 17, 2014
RISE OF THE MICROGLIA–microglia are involved in development & disease Scientific American Oct 26, 2015
RESEARCHERS FIND LINK BETWEEN CONCUSSION AND ALZHEIMERS DZ–Science Mag, Jan 12, 2017
HOW NAKED MOLE RATS CONQUERED PAIN AND WHAT IT CAN MEAN FOR US–Science, Oct 11, 2016
A NEW TACK TO STAVE OFF ALHEIMERS YEAR BEFORE THE FIRST SYMPTOMS— Scientific American Blog, Oct 12, 2016
PIONEERING BRAIN IMPLANT RESTORES PARALYZED MAN’S SENSE OF TOUCH –Nature, Oct 13, 2016
CORTEX COMMANDS THE PERFORMANCE OF SKILLED MOVEMENT –HHMI news, Feb 1, 2016
EDUCATION MAY CUT DEMENTIA RISK –New York Times, Feb 10, 2016
FROZEN RABBIT BRAIN SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED –UPI, Feb 10, 2016
YOUR BRAIN IS HARDWIRED TO SNAP –Book review at National Geographic, Feb 7, 2016
WHAT LITTLE BABIES SEE THAT YOU NO LONGER CAN –Scientific American, Feb 1, 2016
NEW ESTIMATE BOOSTS THE HUMAN BRAIN MEMORY CAPACITY 10-FOLD –Scientific American, Feb 5, 2016
ALZHEIMER’S MAY MESS WITH THE EYES, DISRUPTING SLEEP PATTERNS –Science Mag, Dec 8, 2015
YOUR BRAIN’s GOT RHYTHM--NPR, All things Considered, June 17, 2014
RISE OF THE MICROGLIA–microglia are involved in development & disease Scientific American Oct 26, 2015
(many thanks to our friends at the Vermont Brain Bee for sharing their resources page with France Brain bee. You rock!)
