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MYP Grade 6 Science: The Brain: Home

References & Databases

Britannica Online

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Encyclopedia Kiddle

Newsela

Brain Enhancement

Newsela: How curiosity changes the brain to enhance better learning, memory

Newsela: Getting rid of racial bias in artificial intelligence

NBC News: These Brain-Boosting Devices Could Give Us Intelligence Superpowers

Website: Sharp Brains - 10 Non-invasive Neurotechnologies About to Transform Brain Enhancement and Brain Health

Website: Popular Science: Device reads brain activity to help locked-in people communicate

Tools to Study the Brain

Newsela: How MRIs work?

Newsela: EEG research is racially biased, so undergrad scientists designed new electrodes to fix it

Academic Kids Encyclopedia: Brain - Methods of Observation

Academic Kid Encyclopedia: Electrophysiology

Academic Kids Encyclopedia: Electroencephalography

Academic Kid Encyclopedia: MRI

Animal Experimentation & the Brain

Newsela: U.S. acts to shield chimps from research experiments

Newsela: Using their heads: Tiny lab-grown brains help scientists study diseases

Website: PETA Kids

Website: Why Animals Are Vital to Brain Research

Encyclopedia Britannica: Animal Rights