A brain resource for you

From Dana Foundation The Dana Sourcebook of Brain Science: Resources for Secondary and Post-Secondary Teachers and Students. Table of Contents:

Scientific Lives    4

Revealing the Workings, the Wonder, of the Human Brain    6

Genes and the Brain    18

Stem Cells and Brain Research    23

Advances in Brain Research    25

Behind the Scenes in the Adolescent Brain    26

Neuroethics Weighs the Benefits or Potential Misuses of Brain Research    27

Neuroimmunology: Harnessing the Power of the Brain and the Immune System    28

Defining Stroke or Brain Attack    29

What Exactly Are Antidepressants?    31

The Developing Nervous System: Vision    32

The Science of Attracting Axons—The Final Key to Spinal Cord Regeneration?    33

Allostatic Load Scenario 4:

Too Little Is as Bad as Too Much    34

Research and Future Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease    35

The Workings of Memory    36

The Power of Emotions    37

Use It or Lose It    39

Imagine a World    40

Suggested Activities    49

The Great Brain Books    68

Great Literary Portrayals of Brain Disorders    85

Tracing Shakespeare’s Insights Through Modern Brain Science    99

A Note on Sources of Information on the Brain    109

A Glossary of Key Brain Science Terms    124

Maps of the Brain    134

Resources on the Web    140

Acknowledgments    150

Index    151