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Useful Links Below are some useful links to sites of interest. About Professor Ramachandran Professor Ramachandran's website Find out more about Professor Ramachandran Background to the lectures The background to these lectures was a series of articles by Professor Ramachandran for the Journal of Consciousness Studies. The Journal has kindly made these articles available. Synapses and the Self The Artful Brain Purple Numbers and Sharp Cheese Other BBC sites of interest Interactive brain (from BBCi Science) How does the brain work? Find out where your cerebellum is and what your medulla oblongata does. The Human Body (the brain and the spinal chord) (from BBCi Science) A brief introduction to all aspects of the brain. Intelligence (from BBCi Science) An overview of issues relating to the brain and intelligence. The Brain (from The Life of Mammals, BBCi Nature) Another introduction to all aspects of the brain. The Brain (from BBCi World Service) Another introduction to all aspects of the brain. God on the Brain (from Horizon) Is a part of the brain closely connected with the sensations of belief? About the Brain The Open University - Introduction to the Brain A comprehensive introduction to the human brain and nervous system. The Whole Brain Atlas A collection of images of brain scans showing all aspects of the brain. Brain Awareness Week Aims to elevate the public awareness of brain and nervous system research. Brain Briefings (from the Society for Neuroscience) A series of two-page newsletters explaining how basic neuroscience discoveries lead to clinical applications. Brain Facts (from the Society for Neuroscience) A 52-page primer on the brain and nervous system, published by the Society for Neuroscience. Journal of Consciousness Studies A peer-reviewed monthly which examines issues of the brain in plain English. Mind-Brain.com An internet site dealing with consciousness, transcendence, and the brain, not to mention poetry, art, and music. Mind/ Brain Behaviour (from Harvard University) An interfaculty initiative exploring issures of conciousness and behaviour. The Mind/Brain Institute (from John Hopkins University) The institute is dedicated to the study of the neural mechanisms of higher brain functions using modern neurophysiological, anatomical, and computational techniques. Mind and Body: René Descartes to William James (from Serendip) An overview of the debates around mind/body dualism. LISTEN LIVE Audio Help Lecture 1: Phantoms in the Brain Lecture 2: Synapses and the Self Lecture 3: The Artful Brain Lecture 4: Purple Numbers and Sharp Cheese Lecture 5: Neuroscience - the New Philosophy A collection of useful definitions, diagrams and dissections. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.

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