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http://www.biologymad.com/NervousSystem/nerveimpulses.htm This Website provides an easy to understand description of how a nerve impulse works, including some simple animations. http://www.flyfishingdevon.co.uk/salmon/ The SALMON website (which stands for Study And Learning Materials On Line) has some great information in support of both biological and evolutionary psychology. Have fun exploring the various strands of the site. There are also some top tips that will help with all of your studies in psychology not just those relating to biological and evolutionary issues. http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chnt1.html Despite this web page’s title (Neuroscience for kids) there’s some fairly advanced content relating to neurotransmitters and neuroactive peptides. However because of the intended audience it’s very simply and clearly explained and illustrated. http://www.answers.com/topic/neurotransmitter A complete definition of neurotransmitters as well as their role in mental illness is described on this Website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/peripheralnervoussystem/peripheral_nervous_system.shtml Clear descriptions of how the peripheral nervous system works. http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/C10.228.html This Website provides links to a wide range of Websites which pertain to diseases and disorders of the central nervous system. http://www.mabot.com/brain/ This is a great, interactive Website with fantastic images of the human brain. http://www.schizophrenia.com/research/schiz.brain.htm This Website has some excellent MRI images of brains from people with schizophrenia. It is useful for seeing the range of images these scans can produce to illustrate the living human brain. http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleID=329 Information about schizophrenia, provided by the NHS. http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/schizophrenia/schizophreniakeyfacts.aspx Information about schizophrenia provided by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthandgrowingup/33psychoticillness.aspx Information about young people and psychosis; part of a series of fact sheets about mental health provided by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/index.html This Website defines each component of the endocrine system in an easy to read way. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7157.html An easy to understand diagram of the endocrine system. http://www.myelitis.org/tm.htm This Website has information about the autoimmune disease, transverse myelitis. http://www.brainandspine.org.uk/about_us/index.html The web page of the Brain and Spine Foundation which contains a host of information about neurological disorders. |