AARP: The American Assciation
of Retired People provides full-text studies and reports on life-span
issues related to midlife and the aging process.
American Psychological Association: "Based in Washington, DC, the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 148,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide."
Use this site to search for specific psychology topics.
Autism Information Center: CDC seeks to give people accurate and timely information about public health and the Autism Spectrum Disorders. AIC is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the direction of the Department of Health and Human Services.
BrainConnection:
The Brain and Learning: "An online source of information
about the brain and learning for educators, parents, students and
teachers."
California
Department of Education Child Development Division: Child development
resources including the following categories: annual CDD conference,
program descriptions, desired results, CalWORKs, state plan, Head
Start, Pre-K learning and development and guidelines.
Center for Mind and Brain:
To discover the latest research go to this website provided by UC Davis. Meet the faculty and participants in the latest studies in the mysteries of the human mind from infant to adult behavior. ChildTrauma Academy: "The
ChildTrauma Academy (CTA) works to create unique partnerships with
corporate, public and other private organizations. Over the years,
The ChildTrauma Academy has developed a unique insight and skill
set that helps create and sustain successful partnerships and projects.
Two primary activities of The ChildTrauma Academy are program consultation
and development and education and training."
Developmental Psychology:
A selection of Developmental Psychology textbooks published by McGraw-Hill
plus valuable resource links for both students and instructors alike.
Use the links provided to find some good developmental psychology
sites on the web.
Diseases of the Mind:
"The History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine at the NIH collects, preserves, interprets, and presents materials documenting the history of medicine, biomedical science, health and disease in all time periods and cultures, providing access to manuscripts, books, photographs, films and other historical resources."
Emotion Home Page:
This site, maintained by Jean-Marc Fellous and Eva Hudlicka, offers information on: Historical Perspective on Emotion, Places and People.
Encyclopedia of Psychology:
"The Encyclopedia of Psychology is intended to facilitate browsing
in any area of psychology. There are two paths envisioned for this
purpose: Original information generated by respected researchers
and practitioners in various fields of psychology. A hierarchical
database of links to websites providing information about scientific
psychology."
Enpsychlopedia:
This site offers a searchable interface to Psych
Central, as well as about a dozen other mental health
and psychology websites, offering a subject-specific guide
to 40,000 psychology and mental health resources online.
Feral Children: "Feral
children, also known as wild children or wolf children, are
children who've grown up with minimal human contact, or even
none at all. They may have been raised by animals (often
wolves) or somehow survived on their own. In some cases,
children are confined and denied normal social interaction
with other people."
Grey Matters:
"Grey Matters is an educational series that seeks to enhance public awareness of recent developments in brain research. Topics include stem cells, brain development, perception, addiction and sleep."
Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience:
"Salk Institute's Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience (LCN) is dedicated to the study of the neural and genetic underpinnings of language and cognition. Our approach brings together experts in diverse fields to study these complex issues. The LCN organizes its resources into two research foci: Linking Gene, Brain, and Cognition, and Language, Modality and the Brain."
MCG Department of Neurosurgery: News and publications on the subject of Neurosurgery provided by the Medical College of Georgia.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development:
"Established by congress in 1962, conducts and supports research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families, and populations."
National Mental Health Information Center:
"The National Mental Health Information Center was developed for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media."
Personality- Temperament:
Use this online personality questionnaire developed
by Stephen Montgomery and David Keirsey, author of Please
Understand Me II, available in the library.
Psyche:
This site is an interdisciplinary journal of research on consciousness, and is supported by the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness.
Psychoactive Drug Mechanisms:
This site has been developed by Shawn M. Thomas who has a Masters of Science degree in LIbrary Information Science. He has developed this site with a focus on the way to find biomedical or neuroscience resources on the Internet. He has offered links to drug research and has provided more information on a comparable site called neurotransmitter.net.
The Pilots Database:
"The PILOTS database is an electronic index to the worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events. It is produced by the National Center for PTSD, and is electronically available to the public. This site is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs."
Research and Documentation
Online: Online version of "Research and Documentation
in the Electronic Age"
by Diana Hacker. It contains research guides to Humanities, Social
Sciences, History, and Sciences.
Scientific Psychic: Created and maintained by Programmer Antonio Zamora of the American Chemical Society, "Scientific Psychic is a web site dedicated to the exploration of language and the human mind with the objective of encouraging critical thinking and a healthy life style."
Click the links on the home page to find sections on ESP, mind puzzles, personality tests, health and educational software programs.
Teen Pregnancy:
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy has
provided resources for teens, parents, professionals,
press, and policy makers as well as information
regarding religion as it relates to teen/unwanted
pregnancy. The site offers information on preventing
and dealing with teen/unwanted pregnancy.
U.C. Davis M.I.N.D. Institute:
"The M.I.N.D. Institute is an international, multidisciplinary research organization, committed to excellence, collaboration and hope, striving to understand the causes and develop better treatments and ultimately cures for neurodevelopmental disorders."
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