Examine key events in the history of genetics beginning with Darwin's and Mendel's discoveries in the mid-19th century and continuing through the 1980s. (
http://cogweb.english.ucsb.edu/EP/DNA_history.html
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The web site for the Human Genome project, which includes regular research updates of the latest discoveries. Includes links to information about ethical, legal, and social issues involving the project. (
http://www-bio.llnl.gov/bbrp/genome/genome.html
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Extensive links to web sites with information about heredity, including American and international research programs. (
http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/genetics.html
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An extensive web site with an array of links to general resources, journals, books, university departments and laboratories, organizations, museums, and exhibits. (
http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/jpitocch/resevol.html
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This recently published handbook provides abstracts of chapters written by a number of leading evolutionary psychologists. Topics include evolutionary psychology and culture, mating and sex, parental care and children, perception, and language. (
http://cogweb.english.ucsb.edu/Abstracts/Crawford_Krebs_98.html
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This article, written by a numberofleading behavior geneticists, describe what the field of behavior genetics is like, traditional methods, and innovative methods that recently have been developed. (
http://www.faseb.org/genetics/ashg/policy/pol-28.htm
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A wide-ranging web site with information and links involving the rapidly expanding field of neuroscience, including recent research, journals, organization, mailing lists, web newsgroups, and images of the brain. (
http://www.neuropsychologycentral.com/index.html
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Extensive links to many dimensions of neuroscience, including nervous system diseases, neuroanatomy, and much more. (
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/resources.html
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Impressive images and text that focus on the structure of neurons, the function of neurons, what makes neurons different from other cells, and more. (
http://www.rdc.ab.ca/scottpsych/intropsych/bio.htm
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Animation shows flow of ion channels opening and closing down the axon; includes a quiz to check your understanding of this process. (
http://mind.phil.vt.edu/www/mind.html/n10/fundamentos/pot2_i.htm
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This web site explores the nature of a number of neurotransmitters, including serotonin, acetylcholine, dopamine, and norepinephrine. (
http://www.csuchico.edu/psy/BioPsych/neurotransmission.html
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An entire textbook on this topic can be accessed at this web site; includes information about how certain drugs can affect the functioning of neurotransmitters. (
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~lwh/drugs
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This electronic magazine on neuroscience includes current and past issues with articles on such topics as the architecture of the brain, the PET scan, and the effects of cocaine on the brain. Impressive images accompany the text of the articles. (
http://mind.phil.vt.edu/www/mind.html
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Stunning three-dimensional images of the neocortex, including images of the cerebral hemispheres, the noeocortex and its layers, division of the neocortex into loves, and specialized areas of the neocortex. (
http://peace.saumag.edu/faculty/Kardas/Courses/GPWeiten/C3BioBases/Cerebrum.html
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The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders' web site on aphasia, including discussion of Broca's area and Wernicke's area. (
http://www.asha.org/speech/disabilities/Aphasia_1.cfm
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This web site descries the corpus callosum and split-brain research. (
http://www.macalester.edu/~psych/whathap/UBNRP/Split_Brain/Corpus%20Callosum.html
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The web site of the Brain Disorders Network with links to brain disorders research at the National Institute of Health and clinical services for individuals with brain disorders. (
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/toc/toc26.html
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Links to a number of web sites that focus on neuroimaging are provided. (
http://www.neuropsychologycentral.com/interface/content/links/page_material/imaging/imagi...
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The Rochester Institute of Technology's web site on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that includes vivid looks into the brain's interior. (
http://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/mri/
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