Off-line Magazine Articles - Recent and/or Easy to Find

1. Bart G.J. Knols and Jocelign Meijerink, Odors Influence Mosquito Behavior, in Science and Medicine, September/October 1997, pp. 56-63, 1997.

2. Life Magazine
   1. The Brain, in Life Magazine, February 1997, pp. 60-63.

3. Natural History
   1. The Nature of Learning, in Natural History, September, 1997, pp. 42-65. A collection of short articles about how humans and other animals learn.

4. Newsweek Magazine
   1. Sharon Begley, Is Everybody Crazy, in Newsweek, January 26, 1998, pp. 50-55. Mental illness and brain research.
   2. Sharon Begley, Aping Language, in Newsweek, January 19, 1998, pp. 56-58. Do chimps have brain structures for language?
   3. Sharon Begley, How to Build a Baby's Brain, in Newsweek Special Issue, Spring/Summer 1997, pp. 28-32. [also see pp. 12-15 and page 38-39 of the same issue.] Article about brain development.
   4. Sharon Begley, Memories are made of..., in Newsweek, November 4, 1996, pp. 68. Article about memory improvement by nicotine. )
   5. Sharon Begley, To Stand and Raise a Glass, in Newsweek, July 1, 1996, pp. 52-55. Article about spinal cord injury.
   6. Sharon Begley, Jagged Little Pill, in Newsweek, August 18, 1997, pp. 66. - Article about the history of aspirin
   7. Geoffrey Cowley, The President's Got a New Aid, in Newsweek, October 13, 1997, p. 43 - President Clinton's new hearing aid.
   8. Geoffrey Cowley, Is There a Sixth Sense?, in Newsweek, October 13, 1997, p. 67. - report on the vomeronasal organ
   9. Geoffrey Cowley and Anne Underwood, A Little Help from Serotonin, in Newsweek, Dec. 29, 1997-Jan. 5, 1998, pp. 78-81.
   10. Claudia Kalb, Our Embattled Ears, in Newsweek, August 25, 1997, pp. 75-76. - hearing loss and how to protect your hearing
   11. Carla Koehl, Happier Days Ahead? The Future of Mind Drugs, in Newsweek, April 21, 1997, p. 13.
   12. Mark Starr, Arms like lead! Hit 'em in the head, in Newsweek, December 1, 1997, pp. 70-71. Concussions crisis in football.
   13. Brad Stone, Zapping the Eye, in Newsweek, June 2, 1997, pp. 80-81. New eye surgery using a laser.
   14. Pat Wingert and Anne Underwood, Hey-Look Out, World, Here I Come, in Newsweek Special Issue, Spring/Summer 1997, pp. 12-15. Article about brain development.

5. Science News
   1. Bruce Bower, Creatures in the Brain, in Science News, vol. 149, p. 234, 1996.
   2. K. Fackelmann, Forecasting Alzheimer's Disease, in Science News, vol. 149, p. 312-313, 1996.
   3. J. Travis, Brains in Space, in Science News, vol. 149, p. 28-29, 1996.

6. Scientific American
   1. David J. Chalmers, The Puzzle of Conscious Experience, in Scientific American, December 1995 Issue, vol. 273 (6), pp. 80-86.
   2. Dora Y. Ho and Robert M. Sapolsky, Gene Therapy for the Nervous System, in Scientific American, June 1997 Issue, pp. 116-120.
   3. Marcus E. Raichle, Visualizing the Mind, in Scientific American, April 1994, pp. 58.

7. National Geographic
   1. Boyd Gibbons, The Intimate Sense of Smell, in National Geographic Magazine, September 1986 Issue, vol. 170, No. 3, pp. 324-361.
   2. Boyd Gibbons, Alcohol. The Legal Drug, in National Geographic Magazine, February 1992 Issue, vol. 181, No. 2, pp. 3-35.
   3. Michael E. Long, The Sense of Sight, in National Geographic Magazine, November 1992 Issue, vol. 182, No. 5, pp. 3-41.
   4. Paul D. Martin, Messengers to the Brain, National Geographic Society Press, Washington, D.C., 1985, pp. 104.
   5. Mark W. Moffett, Poison-dart Frogs. Lurid and Lethal, National Geographic Magazine, May 1995, vol. 187, vol. 187, No. 5, pp. 98-111.
   6. George Steinmetz, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, in National Geographic Magazine, February 1992, vol. 181, No. 2, pp. 36-39.
   7. Joel L. Swerdlow, Quiet Miracles of the Brain, in National Geographic Magazine, June 1995 Issue, vol. 187, No. 6, pp. 2-41.
   8. Rick Weiss, Aging: New Answers to Old Questions, in national Geographic Magazine, November 1997 Issue, pp. 2-31, 1997.

Overviews of the Nervous System

1. Isaac Asimov, How Did We Find Out About The Brain?, Walker and Co., New York, 1987, pp. 61.

2. Jim Barmeier, The Brain, Lucent Books, Inc., San Diego, 1996, pp.128.

3. Melvin Berger, Exploring the Mind and Brain, Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, 1983, pp. 117.

4. Faith Hickman Brynie, 101 Questions Your Brain Has Asked About Itself but Couldn't Answer ...Until Now, The Millbrook Press, Brookfield, Connecticut, 1998, pp. 176.

5. Marian C. Diamond, Arnold B. Scheibel, Lawrence M. Elson, The Human Brain Coloring Book, Barnes and Noble Books, New York, 1985, pp. 301.

6. Sylvia Funston and Jay Ingram, It's All in Your Brain, Grosset and Dunlap, New York, 1995, pp. 64.

7. Susan A. Greenfield, The Human Mind Explained, Henry Holt and Co., New York, 1996, pp.192. An EXCELLENT guide to the brain with plenty of pictures.

8. Robert D. Griffin, The Biology Coloring Book, Harper Collins, New York, 1986, pp. 256.

9. Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson, The Anatomy Coloring Book, Harper Collins, New York, 1993, pp. 352.

10. KIDS Discover- Issue on the Brain, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Kids Discover, New York, February, 1996, pp. 19.

11. Elaine N. Marieb, The A&P Coloring Workbook, A Complete Study Guide, third edition, Benjamin/Cummings.

12. Paul Nordstrom August, The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Drugs, Series 2, Brain Function, Chelsea House Publ., New York, 1988, pp. 123

13. Steve Parker, The Brain and Nervous System, Franklin Watts, London, 1990, pp. 48.

14. Steve Parker, Nerves to Senses: Projects in Biology, Gloucester Press, New York, 1991, pp. 32.

15. Ron Schultz, Looking Inside the Brain, John Muir Publications, Santa Fe, 1992, pp. 43.

16. Pat Sharp, Brain Power!, Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books, New York, 1984, pp. 56.

17. Alvin Silverstein and Virginia Silverstein, World of the Brain, William Morrow and Co., New York, 1986, pp. 197.

18. Society for Neuroscience
    1. Brain Briefings - A great resource with short discussion of topics including Epilepsy and GABA, The Roots of ALS, Alzheimer's Abnormalities, The Retinoblastoma Gene, Birth Defects, Multiple Sclerosis, The Prefrontal Cortex and Schizophrenia, Huntington's Disease Genetics, Parkinson's and Dopamine, The Senses, Sleep, Brain Imaging, Development, Brain Mechanisms (Serotonin and Judgment, The Brain's Stash, Cell Suicide, Oxidative Stress and Brain Disorders, The Opiate Receptor, Neurotrophic Factors, NMDA Receptor Blockers, Biological Clocks)
    2. Brain Facts. A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System, Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., 1993, pp. 52
    3. Brain Concepts - short pamphlets on Brain Development, Drugs, Genes and the Brain, How the Brain Ages, Vision, Sleep, Stress and the Brain, Pain. ($0.50/each)
    4. Carol Turkington, The Brain Encyclopedia, Facts on File, Inc., New York, 1995, pp. 316.

Specific Areas of the Nervous System

1. Vicki Cobb, How to Really Fool Yourself, J.B. Lippincott, New York, 1981, pp. 145.

2. Michael DiSpezio, Visual Foolery, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Reading, 1995, pp. 64.

3. Larry Kettelkamp, Tricks of Eye and Mind, William Morrow and Co., New York, 1974, pp. 127.

4. Alvin, Virginia and Robert Silverstein, Smell, The Subtle Sense, Morrow Junior Books, New York, 1992, pp. 90.

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