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Do we control our brains or do our brains control us? Oliver Sacks, the author and neurologist, describes how the experiences of blind people provide a fascinating insight into the nature of consciousness.

Brian recommends looking at Season 1

Explore modern neuroscience with this huge resource of videos, animations and interactive 3D brain. Autism, ADHD, ALZHEIMER'S depression and cognitive disorders.

Explore modern neuroscience with this huge resource of videos, animations and interactive 3D brain. Autism, ADHD, ALZHEIMER'S depression and cognitive disorders.

Video teaching modules for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 32 video modules (from 5 to 20 minutes in length) and guide Developed from the original series The Brain, these flexible resources offer extensive footage and research into the inner workings of this amazing human organ, including findings on Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, autism, Parkinson's disease, and many other topics.

Washington University's Neuroscience for Kids: Brain diagrams links to articles, activities, NPR Science Friday radio programs

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/colorbook.html (the original link had an extra space in it)

Teachers and students can use TED Studies: Neuroscience to enhance existing curricula in undergraduate education courses. Educators and students will find activities and multimedia resources which link the study of Neuroscience to the real world, plus expanded academic content such as key terms, related journal articles and major debates in this highly topical area.

In this podcast, a story about obsession, creativity, and a strange symmetry between a biologist and a composer that revolves around one famously repetitive piece of music. Anne Adams was a brilliant biologist. But when her son Alex was in a bad car accident, she decided to stay home to help him recover.

Use in a flipped class.