http://www.netvouz.com/pdboyer/tag/brain?feed=rss pdboyer's bookmarks tagged "brain" on Netvouz http://www.g2conline.org/#Ethics Neuroscience research has progressed rapidly in the last few decades and techniques at every level of analysis have become increasingly powerful. With this power comes huge responsibility, and ethics in neuroscience concerns its appropriate use. It relates to subjects such as cognitive enhancement, medication, privacy, and morality. Genetic testing is one area of research that carries significant ethical ramifications. Professor Kay Jamison discusses these issues in The Value of Diversity. Another issue that has attracted recent controversy is medication, specifically over-medication. Professor Tom Insel tackles this topic in Under-Medication and Over-Medication. Stem cell research has also generated recent ethical controversy, both as a technique and instr pdboyer Sat, 18 Sep 2010 02:23:07 GMT http://www.fas.org/immuneattack/2010/01/websites_for_science_games.html?utm_source=MailingList&utm_medium=email&utm_content=jsamuelson%40wi.rr.com&utm_campaign=Newsletter+10-0830+MS « A History of Immune Attack Get your Newsletter here! » Websites for Science games! Here are some excellent video games for science. MedMyst (about hunting down infectious diseases) CSI:The Experience (just like the show, only you need to use your own brain!) Cellcraft is a real time strategy game in which you play the role of a cell trying to defeat a virus before they defeat you. An excellent intro to cell biology for middle school. The Curse of Brownbeard is Middle School game about pirates who need someone to figure out why they are getting sick… The Curse of Brownbeard. Games for change has several game about the environment. http://www.gamesforchange.org/play NISE has some games about nanotechnology pdboyer Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:55:21 GMT http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_4719.asp From the Alzheimer's Organization. Provides interactive graphics tour of the brain Interactive Whiteboard pdboyer Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:55:28 GMT http://neuroinformatica.com/index.jsp Web Enabled Virtual Microscopy Interactive Whiteboard pdboyer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:37 GMT http://www.newhorizons.org/neuro/front_neuro.html pdboyer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:37 GMT