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Neurobiology

Title: Society for Neuroscience

URL:http://web.sfn.org/

The Society for Neuroscience website contains information about programs, publications, meetings and events held by the society. Also included is news in the field and employment opportunities.

Title: National Institute of Mental Health

URL: www.nimh.nih.gov

The National Institute of Mental Health website contains information about mental health including diseases, illnesses and disorders. It also discusses research in the field, including brain and behavioral research. Information on various meetings, clinical trials, publications and funding is also available

Title: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

URL:www.ninds.nih.gov

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website includes the latest news in the field, information about clinical trials and research and funding opportunities, as well as giving extensive information about over 350 neurological disorders, including information about research regarding each disorder.

Title: Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs

URL: http://www.andp.org/

The Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs website includes information for students and faculty, including research opportunities, neuroscience training programs and employment opportunities. It also gives educational information to students, including undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students.

Title: Women in Neuroscience

URL: http://www.womeninneuroscience.org/

The Women in neuroscience website has a long list of resources including newsletters, jobs, grants, conferences and awards.

Title: Neuroguide

URL:www.neuroguide.com

Neurosciences on the Internet is a searchable and browsable index of the Internet. This website allows users to enter a subject or topic in a search field and be able to search various neuroscience resources on the web. It also lists the newest contributions and links added the site in a browsable format.

Title: Brain Structure ID

URL: http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/mainmenu.html

Braininfo allows users to enter in the name of a brain structure and receive information on that structure. The information includes its location in the brain, what has been written about the structure, alternative names and diagrams. It also provides a searchable atlas of brain structures.

Title: The Human Brain Project

URL: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/neuroinformatics/index.cfm

The Human Brain Project website discusses the history of the project, as well as the most recent information. It also included extensive grant information and a thorough archiving function of previous announcements, grants and conferences.

Title: The Senses

URL: http://www.hhmi.org/senses/

This website from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute discusses scientific information on the subject of all of the senses and how the brain functions. Some topics include seeing color, visualizing motion and the dynamics of the human nose.

Title: The Whole Brain Atlas

URL: http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html

The world brain atlas is a good source of images, included are images of the brain in its normal state, after a stroke, containing a brain tumor, with degenerative disease and infectious disease.

Title: Neuroanatomy and Pathology on the Internet

URL: http://www.neuropat.dote.hu/

Neuroanatomy and Pathology on the Internet is a very concise, with many links in subjects regarding the brain including anatomy, histology, and pathology. It also includes various tables, structures and atlases.

Title: Drosophila Nervous System

URL: http://flybrain.neurobio.arizona.edu/

Flybrain is an online atlas and database of the Drosophila Nervous System.

Title: Mouse Brain Library

URL: www.mbl.org

The Mouse Brain Library offers numerous resources about the mouse brain, including atlases, micrographs, experimental procedures and searchable databases.

Title: Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections

URL: www.brainmuseum.org

The Comparative Mammalian Brain Collection compares various mammalian brains in respect to their evolution, development, circuitry and functions. Also included on the website are various cross-sections of mammalian brains and an entire website devoted to the brain of the Florida Manatee.

Title: Sheep Brain Library

URL: www.msu.edu/user/brains/sheepatlas/

The Sheep Brain library has a completely navigatable atlas of the sheep brain including cross sections, top views, side views and bottom views.

Title: Dolphin Brain Library

URL:http://www.msu.edu/user/brains/turs/

The Dolphin Brain library has a completely navigatable atlas of the dolphin brain including cross sections, top views, side views and bottom views.

Title: The Sleep Medicine Home Page

URL: www.users.cloud9.net/~thorpy

Included on the sleep medicine home page is a complete list of resources dealing with all aspects of sleep. The most important sources include listings of sleep disorders, clinical practice parameters, professional associations, professional journals and books, and sleep research websites.

Title: Sleep Homepages

URL: www.sleephomepages.org

Sleep homepages is an organized listing of resources, including bibliographies, publications, resources, discussions and organizations on the subject of sleep.

Title: SleepQuest

URL:www.sleepquest.com formerly http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/

SleepQuest includes information about the infinite world of sleep medicine. Its primary concern is totreat and diagnose sleep disorders. The website includes news, information about sleep disorders, testimonials and information about treatment.

Title: American Sleep Apnea Association

URL: www.sleepapnea.org

The official website of the ASAA includes information about sleep apnea, publications, volunteer opportunities and an extensive collection of links.