Sending and Receiving Messages (Module 3)

Resources

The lists below include resources for teachers and students.

Resources for Teachers

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  www.drugabuse.gov, 301-443-1124
  This Web site contains information about drug abuse as well as a section designed specifically for parents, teachers, and students.
  
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
  ncadi.samhsa.gov, 1-800-729-6686
  NCADI is the world’s largest resource for information and materials concerning substance abuse. Many free publications are available here.
  
• Nicholls, J.G., Wallace, B.G., Fuchs, P.A., & Martin, A.R. From Neuron to Brain. Sunderland, MA, Sinauer Associates, 2001. Developed for readers with an interest in the human nervous system with little or no background in the biological sciences; describes how nerve cells transmit signals and messages.
  
• Woolsey, T.A., Gado, M.H., & Roberts, M.P. The Brain Atlas: A Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System. Bronxville, NY: Fitzgerald Science, 1998. This book is a comprehensive and accurate atlas of the brain. It includes nearly 400 images of the brain and its pathways.
  
• History of Neuroscience
  http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hist.html
  Lists the history of neuroscience from 4000 B.C. to the present.
  
• How Do Nerve Cells Communicate?
  http://www.sfn.org/content/publications/brainbackgrounders/communication.htm
  Information written by the Society for Neuroscience that explains neurotransmission.
  
  

Resources for Students

• Friedman, D. Focus on Drugs and the Brain. Frederick, MD: Twenty-First Century Books, 1990. Part of the "Drug-Alert Book" series; gives a good overview of the brain, neurotransmission, effects of drugs on the brain, and addiction.
  
• Neuroscience for Kids
  http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
  Contains information on the brain and neurotransmission, activities, experiments, pictures, and other resources for students and educators.