Resources
Resources: Neuropharmacology and Neurochemical Communication
Lin Aanonsen, Macalester College
NEUROSCIENCE
BOOKS:
The Brain: A Neuroscience Primer, 2nd edition
by Richard F. Thompson
Copyright 1993, W.H. Freeman & Co.
Principles of Neural Science, 3rd edition
by Eric Kandel, James Schwartz and Thomas Jessell
Copyright 1991, Elsevier
ORGANIZATIONS:
Society for Neuroscience
web site ---- http://www.sfn.org/
[educational materials for secondary schools (Brainworks) and opportunities for high school teachers and more]
NEUROPHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
BOOKS:
Drugs and Human Behavior
by David M. Grilly
Copyright 1989, Allyn & Bacon
A Primer of Drug Action, 7th edition
by Robert M. Julien
Copyright 1995, W.H. Freeman & Co.
Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology
by B.E. Leonard
Copyright 1992, John Wiley and Sons
Principles of Behavioral Pharmacology
by Leonard W. Hamilton & C. Robin Timmons
Copyright 1990, Prentice Hall, Inc.
Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th edition
editors: H. Limbird & M. Ruddon
Copyright 1996, McGraw-Hill
[advanced (the "bible" of Pharmacology); everything you want to know and more]
VIDEOS:
"If you change your mind"
Produced by 8th Graders in the Humanities & Communications Arts Magnet
Silver Spring, Maryland
and NIDA, Rockville, Maryland
"The Keys to Paradise"
Produced by Nova
Resources
ORGANIZATIONS:
Society for Neuroscience
web site --- http://www.sfn.org/
see previous note
NIDA (National Institute of Drug Abuse)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome.html
homepage for NIDA
NIDA pages worth checking out
NIDA Research Report - Inhalants Abuse Inhalant Abuse. Its Dangers are Nothing to Sniff At. For further information: NIDA Hotline 1-800-662-HELP. Operated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Inhalants/Inhalants5.html
NIDA Research Report - Anabolic Steroids Anabolic Steroids. A Threat to Mind and Body. Health Hazards. Raising a Red Flag. Although controlled studies on the longterm outcome of megadosing with.....
http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Steroids/AnabolicSteroids4.html
NIDA's RDA Videos
How to Order NIDA's Research Dissemination and Application (RDA) Videos. NIDA has produced 11 research dissemination and application (RDA) videos on drugs.
http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol10N4/RDAVideos.html
NIDA Resources
http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAResouceindex.html***
Marijuana: facts for teens and facts parents need to know
http://www.nida.nih.gov/MarijBroch/MarijIntro.html
OTHER WEB SITES:
http://web.bu.edu/COHIS/subsabse/subsabse.htm*
COHIS: Alcohol and Substance Abuse
(see the "Alcohol and Substance Abuse Menu" for information about specific drugs)
http://www.unl.edu/tcweb/pharm/drugs/
Index of Drugs acting on the Nervous System
http://www.sccoe.k12.ca.us/drugal.htm
Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Abuse - At Risk Youth Bibliography
http://www.ccsa.ca/e-lan/elanmain.htm
E-LAN is a web page created by youth, for youth to help reduce the harm associated with drugs. Its main purpose is to present information on substance abuse and related issues from a youth perspective. The information here is mainly for youth and youth groups, but those that work with youth may also find it useful.
http://www.ushc.com/health/9098.html*
US Healthcare provides a homepage called HealthTalk. This particular site is on DEPRESSION.
Resources
NEUROANATOMY
VIDEODISCS:
The Digital Anatomist
Human Brain Animations
by John W. Sundsten & Kenneth G. Kastella
Copyright 1991, University of Washington
[great 3-D reconstructions of structures and pathways]
Slice of Brain
by John W. Sundsten & Kenneth G. Kastella
Copyright 1993, University of Utah and University of Washington
CD-ROMS:
Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy
by Frank H. Netter
Copyright 1995, Ciba-Geigy Corp.
BOOKS:
Neuroanatomy: Dissection of the Sheep Brain
by Bruce Oakley and Rollie Schafer
Copyright 1978, University of Michigan Press
Atlas of Human Anatomy
by Frank H. Netter
Copyright 1989, Ciba-Geigy Corp.
The Human Brain, 3rd Edition
by John Nolte
Copyright 1993, Mosby-Year Book, Inc.