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Brain development Parents Actions for Children  Good guidelines for parents on what they should be doing during the first three years of their baby's life in order to maximize neuronal development and synapse connections. Good information on brain development.  Brain Briefings  Society for Neuroscience fact sheets about the brain, it's development, and various neurological disorders. Gray Matters: The Developing Brain  A transcript of a panel discussion on brain development. Sponsored by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. The Brain's Response to Drugs  National Institute on Drug Abuse document on the effect different substances have on brain functioning. Basic Neural Processes  Tutorial by John H. Krantz (Hanover College) on basic neuronal processes, action potentials, and neuronanatomical structures.. Brain Lateralization and Handedness  M.K. Holder's (Indiana University) nice site on brain lateralization and handedness in primates. Biological Bases of Behavior  Excellent web site for biological information on hormones, neurotransmitters, sexuality, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, aggression, gender differences, drugs, teratology, and hormonal control of maternal behavior. Online lecture support material from the Psychology Department, University of Plymouth. Drugs, Brain, & Behavior  An online textbook by C. Robin Timmons & Leonard W. Hamilton, Rutgers University. The Whole Brain Atlas  Excellent site for MRI brain imaging, from Harvard University. Can interactively look at the brain, slice by slice, for normal people of different ages, AIDS dementia patients, individuals with Alzheimer's disease, and those with tumors and/or strokes. Neuroimaging Primer  Nice examples and explanations of various neuroimaging techniques. From Harvard's The Whole Brain Atlas. Brain Connection     This site explains neuroscience research in a simple form with topics including education, common myths, effects of chemicals on the brain, and clip art.   Neurosciences on the Internet     "A searchable and browsable index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet:  Neurobiology, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology, cognitive science sites and information on human neurological diseases."     Back to the Top Infant physical developmental milestones  Infant Developmental Assessment  Excellent descriptions of reflexes and physical developmental milestones of infancy that pediatricians might use when doing a developmental appraisal or assessment. From Ed Hammer, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech School of Medicine. Infant and Toddler Developmental Milestones Handouts about child development and delays.  From Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Online.    Developmental Delays  The prevalence and recognition of developmental delays.  From the Medic8 Family Health Guide.    Normal Stages of Human Development  Good chart on normal child development, for children ages birth to 5 years old.  From the Child Development Institute.    Child and Adolescent Development  Back to the Top Puberty Sexual Health Information  A service by Western Australia's public health office. Good information for sex education and the pubertal changes which take place for boys and for girls. The Menstrual Cycle  Good information on the menstrual cycle in an online paper by Marian Segal entitled"On the Teen Scene: A Balanced Look at the Menstrual Cycle." From the U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA).  Mother to Daughter  Excellent site, from Tampax, on sex education, puberty, the menstrual cycle, and male and female reproductive systems. Women's Health  The Merck Manual of Medical Information - Good online source of women's health information, including sections on the female reproductive system, hormones and reproduction, puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause.    Tampon Health & Safety Information A good website for frequently asked questions about tampon health and safety information.   Back to the Top Menopause Menopause-online  Mega site which is a great general resource location for finding links on menopause. Women's Health-Menpause  Tampax's well-constructed site with good information for understanding menopause. The National Women's Health Information Center Good discussion of risks and issues during menopause, assessment tools for determining where a woman is at with respect to menopause. Ask NOAH: Aging and Alzheimer's  Good information on menopause. From New York Online Access to Health (NOAH). Male Menopause  The web site for Jed Diamond's book of the same name. The Testosterone Syndrome  The web site for the book of the same name by Eugene Shippen and William Fryer which is basically on the topic of male menopause. Back to the Top