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.