Brain, Nerve, Neurotransmitters and Neuroimaging

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5 Berthier, M. L., & Pulvermüller, F. (2011). Neuroscience insights improve neurorehabilitation of poststroke aphasia. (Links to an external site.)
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6 Bertolero, M., Yeo, B., & D'Esposito, M. (2015). The modular and integrative functional architecture of the human brain. (Links to an external site.)
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8 Boyd, L. (2015). After watching this, your brain will not be the same. [video] (14:24) TedxVancouver. Available at   (Links to an external site.)
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9 Bullmore, E. & Sporn, O. (2009). Complex brain networks: graph theoretical analysis of structural and functional systems. (Links to an external site.)
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10         Burrows, L. (2016). How, not why, the human brain folds. Harvard Gazette (February 1). 

11         Casey, B. J., Tottenham, N., Liston, C., & Durston, S. (2005). Imaging the developing brain: what have we learned about cognitive development? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 9(3), 104-110.

12         Center for the Developing Child. (2015). Experiences build brain architecture. [video]. (1:57 minutes). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University.

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24         Ehrenberg, E. (2012). MIT introduction to neuroanatomy series: Part 2. [video]. (7:28 minutes). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLk8Pe9odBI  (Links to an external site.)
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25         George Mason University. (2016). Digitally reconstructed neurons (Links to an external site.)
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26         Giudice, M. D., Manera, V., & Keysers, C. (2009). Programmed to learn? The ontogeny of mirror neurons. Developmental Science, 12(2), 350-363.

27         Gogtay, N., Giedd, J. N., Lusk, L., Hayashi, K. M., Greenstein, D., Vaituzis, A. C., ... & Rapoport, J. L. (2004). Dynamic mapping of human cortical development during childhood through early adulthood. (Links to an external site.)
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28         Hannula, D. E., Simons, D. J., & Cohen, N. J. (2005). Imaging implicit perception: promise and pitfalls. (Links to an external site.)
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29         Harvard Medical School. (). Brain circuits: Harvard researchers crawl a neural network. [video] (2:36). Available at https://youtu.be/bZtXgZjbshs  (Links to an external site.)
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30         HarvardX. (2015). Fundamentals of neuroscience. (Links to an external site.)
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31         HarvardX. (2017). How a synapse works. [video]. (5:02 minutes). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvVl8rOEncE  (Links to an external site.)
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32         HarvardX. (2017). Fundamentals of Neuroscience: Excitation and Inhibition. [video]. (2:26 minutes). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVMbro2wblU  (Links to an external site.)
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33         Hebb, D. O. (1949). The organization of behavior: A neuropsychological approach. John Wiley & Sons. (Links to an external site.)
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34         Hirsch, G. V., Bauer, C. M., & Merabet, L. B. (2015). Using structural and functional brain imaging to uncover how the brain adapts to blindness. (Links to an external site.)
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35         Hong, S. B., Zalesky, A., Cocchi, L., Fornito, A., Choi, E. J., Kim, H. H., & Yi, S. H. (2013). Decreased functional brain connectivity in adolescents with internet addiction. (Links to an external site.)
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36         Hori, S., Nomura, T., & Sakaguchi, S. (2003). Control of regulatory T cell development by the transcription factor Foxp3 (Links to an external site.)
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37         Hudson, B. (2014). Building the brain (Links to an external site.)
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38         Immordino-Yang, M. H., & Fischer, K. W. (2009). Neuroscience bases of learning. In V. G. Aukrust (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd Edition, Section on Learning and Cognition. Oxford, England: Elsevier.

39         Jan, Y. N., & Jan, L. Y. (2010). Branching out: mechanisms of dendritic arborization. (Links to an external site.)
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40         Jones, A. (2011.) A map of the brain (15:14). TedTalk. [video]. (15:21 minutes). Available at https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_jones_a_map_of_the_brain (Links to an external site.)
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41         Kloosterman, F. (2010). Hippocampal place cells recorded in the Wilson lab at MIT. [video]. (1:15 minutes). Mwlmovies. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfNVv0A8QvI  (Links to an external site.)
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42         Lefkowitz, R. (2010). Part 1 seven transmembrane receptors. [video] (55:14 minutes). iBiology. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPyo7k9E_-w   (Links to an external site.)
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43         Leslie, S. (2011). The release of neurotransmitter. [video]. (6:26 minutes). Interactive Biology. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGINQ7xhPkM  (Links to an external site.)
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44         Levin, H. S., & Diaz-Arrastia, R. R. (2015). Diagnosis, prognosis, and clinical management of mild traumatic brain injury. The Lancet Neurology, 14(5), 506-517.

45         Lichtman, J. (2013). Connectomics: Jeff Lichtman at TEDxCaltech. [video]. (17:57 minutes). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F37kuXObIBU  (Links to an external site.)
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47         Martin, S. (2017). A Critical Analysis of the Theoretical Construction and Empirical Measurement of Cognitive Load (Links to an external site.)
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48         Massachusetts General Hospital. (2016). Human Connectome Project. (Links to an external site.)
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49         McManus, C. (2004). Right hand,left hand: The origins of asymmetry in brains, bodies, atoms, and cultures. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

50         Mosher, V. A., Liebenthal, E., & Goodyear, B. G. (2014). Active and passive fMRI for presurgical mapping of motor and language cortex (Links to an external site.)
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51         National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2006). The science of addiction: Genetics and the brain (Links to an external site.)
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52         Nuwer, R. (2013). Why our brain is wrinkly.  (Links to an external site.)
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53         O’Keefe, J., Moser, M.B. & Moser, E.I. (2014).  What are place cells and grid cells in brain? Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine 2014 explained. [video]. (6:00 minutes). Available at https://youtu.be/GmFspbHHZ_w  (Links to an external site.)
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54         Pavlov, B. (2012). A multi-gap RPC based detector for gamma rays.  (Links to an external site.)
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55         Poo, M. M. (2011). Cellular basis of learning and memory. [video]. (39:00 minutes). iBiology. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATR0os9w2jY  (Links to an external site.)
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56         Posit Science. (2009). Dr. Michael Merzenich in conversation with Dr. Alvaro Pascual-Leone. (9:00 minutes). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A993Fl13mK4  (Links to an external site.)
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57         Posner, M.I. & Rothbart, M.K. (2005) Influencing brain networks: implications for education. Trends in Cognitive Science. 9, 99-103.

58         Psyc1113. (2009). Function of neurotransmitters. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haNoq8UbSyc  (Links to an external site.)
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59         Rosso, S. B., & Inestrosa, N. C. (2013). WNT signaling in neuronal maturation and synaptogenesis. (Links to an external site.)
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60         Salmi, J., et al (2009). Cognitive and motor loops of the human cerebro-cerebellar system. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 22(11), 2663–2676.

61         Sanders, S. (2014). Beautiful 3-D brain scans show every synapse. [video]. (4:39 minutes). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvXuq9jRWKE  (Links to an external site.)
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62         Schmidhuber, J. (2014). Deep learning in neural networks: An overview. (Links to an external site.)
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63         Shonkoff, J. & Phillips, D. (Eds.). (2000). From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development (Links to an external site.)
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64         Public Broadcasting Service. (2001). The secret life of the brain. (Links to an external site.)
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66         Seung, S. (2010). I am my connectome. [video]. (19:25 minutes). Available at https://www.ted.com/talks/sebastian_seung?language=en (Links to an external site.)
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67         Society for Neuroscience (n.d.). Brain facts: A primer on the brain and nervous system (Links to an external site.)
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68         Society for Neuroscience. (2018). Brainfacts.org (Links to an external site.)
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70         Society for Neuroscience. (2013). Learning and memory. (Links to an external site.)
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71         Society for Neuroscience. (2015). Myelin: An overview. (Links to an external site.)
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72         Tang, Y. Y., Rothbart, M. K., & Posner, M. I. (2012). Neural correlates of establishing, maintaining, and switching brain states. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 16(6), 330-337.

73         Toga, A.W. and Thompson, P.M. (2005).  Genetics of brain structure and intelligence. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 28, 1-23. doi: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.28.061604.135655

74         Tomassy, G. S., Berger, D. R., Chen, H. H., Kasthuri, N., Hayworth, K. J., Vercelli, A., ... & Arlotta, P. (2014). Distinct profiles of myelin distribution along single axons of pyramidal neurons in the neocortex (Links to an external site.)
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75         Tomassy, G. S., Dershowitz, L. B., & Arlotta, P. (2016). Diversity matters: a revised guide to myelination. (Links to an external site.)
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76         van den Heuvel, M. P., & Sporns, O. (2011). Rich-hub organization of the human connectome (Links to an external site.)
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77         Volkman, J. (2014). Week 2 Section: Neurotransmitters: to fire or not to fire, that is the question. [video] Harvard University Extension School (PSYCE-1609). 

78         Volkman, J. (2014). Neurotransmitters: To fire or not to fire, that is the question (Links to an external site.)
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79         Volkman, J. (2014). Neurotransmitters: to fire or not to fire, that is the question. [slides] Harvard University Extension School (PSYCE-1609). 

80         Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHImovies). (2009). Apoptosis. [video]. (4:38 minutes). Science. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR80Huxp4y8   (Links to an external site.)
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81         Wencil, E.B., Branch Coslett, H., Aguirre, G.K., & Chaterjee, A. (2010). Carving the clock at its component joints: neural basis for interval timing. Journal of Neurophysiology, 104(1), 160-168.

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