Psych 105 Chapter 2: Biopsychology

Supplementary Materials

Brain and Neuroscience

   •  New Scientist Special Report on the Human Brain - Contains graphics, tutorials, and links to recent articles about brain and behavior

   •  Explore the Brain and The Spinal Cord

   •  Overview of the Human Brain (8 more links at bottom of page)

   •  Is Your Brain Wired for Wealth?     [Full text of article can be found in Zweig, Jeffrey (2002, October). "Is Your Brain Wired for Wealth?", Money, pp 74-83.]

   •  Laughlab Discovers the Brain's Funnybone    [The entire site is devoted to the psychology and sociology of humor - and has a lot of good jokes, to boot.]

   •  Brain Imaging

   •  Phineas Gage Home Page

   •  Brain Facts and Figures

   •  Brain Functions and Map

   •  The Split Brain Revisited (M. Gazzaniga)

   •  Split Brain Consciousness

   •  Cutting the Corpus Callosum - excellent video from PBS about split-brain research

   •  Male and Female Brains Respond Differently to Visual Stimuli

   •  Brain's Own Pain Relievers At Work in Placebo Effect

   •  The Brain's Own Marijuana (Scientific American)

   • Ramachandran, V. S. (2004). A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness. New York: Pi Press.

   • Doidge, N. (2007). The Brain That Changes Itself. New York: Viking Adult. This book describes much recent research on neuroplasticity, but is very readable.

   •  TIME Magazine, January 18, 2007 - Special Issue on the Brain. This link contains links to several articles about the brain; the paper edition has even more.

   •  Brain scans reveal intentions: add or subtract?

Behavior, Genetics and Intelligence

   •  Recent Developments in Behavioral Genetics

   • Minnesota Twin Family Study

   • Gender Basics and Transsexualism

   •  Domesticated Silver Fox Project - video clips

   • EQ: online tests of emotional intelligence

   •  Key players in history of intelligence testing

   •  Historical Influences in the Development of Intelligence Theory and Testing

   • The Flynn Effect

   • Hot Topics in Intelligence

   •  The Chitling Test

   •  The Mensa Workout (similar to an IQ test)

   •  Bower, Bruce, 2003. "Essence of G: Scientists search for the biology of smarts." Science News, Vol 163, pp. 92-93. [Good summary of the issues in controversies over intelligence.]

   •  Different Minds - an article about Williams Syndrome

   • Army Alpha Intelligence Test - sample questions

   •  Huff, Darryl (1993 - reissued). How to Lie with Statistics. W.W. Norton & Company.