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This site displays the planets orbiting the sun in realistic sizes and orbits. It also shows the stars and constellations, and how they change over time. This site is supposed to get people to realize the actual proportions of the solar system, because many people have an inaccurate picture of it in their mind. I would recommend this site because it is so clear about all its information, is educational, and looks cool. This site really made me understand both the solar system and the stars.

This article cleared up the confusion I had revolving around subcortical fibers. I was unclear on where the white matter was in the brain, what it did, and other information about it. This PDF answered my questions by explaining the roles of the white matter in the brain. It explains that the white matter is right under the gray matter of the cortices of the brain, and transfers information to and from the cortex, to other parts of the brain. It also explains the proportion of the different white matter fibers to each other, which play different roles. The long fibers that go across the brain are long, but there are not as many of them. The shorter fibers that connect closer distances are much shorter, but there are many more of them. This source was used in my brain portfolio, and gave me a generally clearer understanding of the structure that is directly below the cortex.