Memory and Learning
The Anatomy of Memory
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html
:Virtual brain dissection, games and online exhibits by the Exploratorium.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/
: The Memory Exhibition by the Exploratorium, including virtual brain dissections and memory games.
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/brain/260.asp
: Several simple pages on how memory works by the U.K. Science Museum.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/plast.html
: "Brain Plasticity and Learning," by Neuroscience for Kids.
Types of Memory
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/brain/263.asp
: A page from the U.K. Science Museum site on memory.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/31393/31397/347125.html?d=dmtContent
: A page from the Aetna Health Insurance "Intellihealth" database.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/cs6751_97_winter/Topics/human-cap/memory.html
: A page from a class on humans and computers from Georgia Tech University.
False Memories
http://www.msnbc.com/onair/nbc/nightlynews/memory/default.asp
: An interactive false memory test, developed by Harvard University and presented by MSNBC.
http://www.mmlc.northwestern.edu/external/paller/memory-demo_content.html
: Another interactive false memory test, developed by Northwestern University and presented by the Multimedia Learning Center.
http://skepdic.com/falsememory.html
: An entry about false memory from the Skeptic's Dictionary.
Types of Learning
http://www.trainer.org.uk/members/theory/learner/memory.htm
: An easy-to-read chart comparing visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761556088/Learning.html
: A very thorough article on the different ways we learn from MSN's Encarta encyclopedia.
Memory Disorders
Alzheimer's
Disease
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/alzheimers.html
: An excellent, understandable article about Alzheimer's from KidsHealth.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/alz.html
: An article about Alzheimer's from Neuroscience for Kids. Includes lots of hard facts and statistics.
http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp
: "What is Alzheimer's?" From the Alzheimer's association. This article is written at a middle school reading level.
Amnesia
http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp
: Explanations of the different types of amnesia by BBC News "Medical Notes."
http://health.howstuffworks.com/question672.htm
: "How Amnesia Works" from howstuffworks.com.
Memory Loss
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/memory.html
: "Memory Matters"--causes of memory loss, by KidsHealth.
http://www.dana.org/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=5414
: "Memory Loss and Aging," by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and the AARP.
Mnemonics
http://www.betterendings.org/Homeschool/Fun/mnemonic.htm
: An explanation of mnemoics and a list of helpful mnemonic devices for remembering common learning rules.
http://www.nathhan.com/mnemonicexample.htm
: More great mnemonic devices from the NATHHAN homeschooling network.
http://brain.web-us.com/memory/mnemonic_techniques.htm
: Listing of categories of mnemonic tricks.
Knitted Brain by Sam Blackman CC 2006
Links compiled by the Windrush School Information Technology Team. Last updated 5/07.