Unit 1 - Biological Bases of Behavior

Flip It Videos

• • Module 9 - Action Potential

  • Module 10 - The Reflex Arc

  • Module 10 - Structure of the Nervous System

  • Module 11 - Limbic System

  • Module 12 - Structure and Function of the Cortex

  • Module 13 - Split-Brain Research

  • Module 14 - Heritability

  • Module 22 - Theories of Hypnosis

  • Module 23 - REM Sleep

  • Module 24 - Why Do We Dream?

  • Module 25 - Neurotransmitters and Drugs

  • Module 25 - The Psychology of Addiction

    1. • Module 16 - Signal Detection Theory

       • Module 16 - Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processing

       • Module 18 - Feature Detectors

       • Module 18 - Rods and Cones in the Retina

       • Module 19 - Gestalt Psychology

       • Module 19 - Monocular Cues

       • Module 20 - Theories of Hearing

       • Module 21 - Theories of Pain

Biology review guide

Biology review guide - answer key

Brain Project overview presentation

Brain Project overview handout

"The Brain Rap" (brain project)

Thanks to Kent Korek from Germantown, WI for this student project.

Paraplegic Man Walks With Own Legs Again (The Guardian, 9/23/15)

American man, 26, completes 3.5-metre course thanks to computer system that reroutes signals from his brain to electrodes on his knees 

Phineas Gage

Below is a link to a clip from the series "Scientific American: Frontiers" with Alan Alda that examines the story of Phineas Gage. It focuses on the importance of the frontal lobe and also briefly discusses the debunked "science" of phrenology.

http://vsx.onstreammedia.com/vsx/pbssaf/search/PBSPlayer?assetId=68384&ccstart=76734&pt=0&vid=pbssaf1302&entire=No

The video link below is the clip we watched in class with the dramatic re-enactment of Phineas Gage's accident from the classic video series "The Brain."

http://www.learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?pid=1592

Phineas Gage's Connectome (from the Guardian, 5/16/12)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/neurophilosophy/2012/may/16/neuroscience-psychology?CMP=twt_fd

Split Brain Experiment Game

http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/split-brain/index.html

3-D Brain Anatomy (PBS - The Secret Life of the Brain)

Investigate the brain by scrolling and clicking with your mouse.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/3d/index.html

3-D Brain Model (from brainline.org)

http://www.brainline.org/multimedia/interactive_brain/the_human_brain.html 

Click here for directions for the Online Discussion Assignment

NPR "Fresh Air" Segment with Po Bronson, author of "Nurture Shock"

"Later Starts at High Schools Have Teenagers 'Primed to Learn'" (Star Tribune - March 20, 2014)

What's Your Sleep IQ?

Sleep IQ Test

Sleep IQ Answers

National Sleep Foundation

A lot of interesting information about sleep.

http://www.sleepfoundation.org/

Lewistown Hospital Sleep Videos

The Sleep Center at Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, PA has created a number of short videos on sleep and sleep disorders. While the primary purpose of the video clips is to give potential patients a background on the center's services, they could be of interest/use to you. Includes the following clips: Introduction to sleep study; Multiple sleep latency test; Sleep stages; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep apnea diagnosis; Treatment of sleep apnea; Benefits of treatment; Testimonial; The importance of sleep study.

http://www.lewistownhospital.org/body.cfm?id=328#videos

Hypnosis

The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis has put together a basic information article on hypnosis designed specifically for the general public. While a bit simplified and biased towards the use of hypnosis, the article provides a good background to this often misunderstood phenomena. The homepage for the ASCH can be found athttp://asch.net/ with the article for the general public at http://asch.net/genpubinfo.htm.

"Mouse Party"

An amusing website that demonstrates the effects of various drugs... on mice...  

https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/mouse/   (need to have sound)

"The Doze Family"

Kind of corny, but a look at the role of sleep in our lives - presented by the National Sleep Foundation.

http://host.medicomdigital.com/nsf/sleepcycle/flash_content/preloader.htm

Neuroscience for Kids site about sleep

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/sleep.html

Videos about narcolepsy and cataplexy

http://www-med.stanford.edu/school/Psychiatry/narcolepsy/

NIDA Presentations

#1 - The Brain & the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates, & Marijuana

#2 - The Neurobiology of Drug Addiction

#3 - Understanding Drug Abuse & Addiction: What Science Says

#4 - The Neurobiology of Ecstasy (MDMA)

#5 - Bringing the Power of Science to Bear on Drug Abuse and Addiction

"Mosquito" tone

Here are a few versions of the so-called mosquito tone. Have your parents/grandparents/aunts/uncles/siblings/etc. listen to it to find out who can hear it and who can't. Each one gets a little tougher to hear. Most of you probably won't be able to hear the last one (although your dog might be able to). 

• 8000.mp3

• 14080.mp3

• 16746.mp3

• 18798.mp3

• 22357.mp3

"Backmasking" - Jeff Milner

This is the website with a collection of songs that supposedly have hidden messages if you play them backward. See how many you can get before you look at the reverse lyrics.

http://jeffmilner.com/backmasking.htm 

Miracle Fruit

This link is to a site where you can purchase miracle fruit (which I gave you an article about in class).

Disclaimer: If you decide to try this, it is at your own risk. I take no responsibility for any possible negative outcomes.

http://www.miraclefruitusa.com/ 

Colorblindness Websites/Tests

http://www.colblindor.com/

http://www.vischeck.com/