Brains, Minds, and Media - Newsletter 1/08
Newsletter 1/08 | August 27th, 2008
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Dear reader of Brains, Minds & Media,
This newsletter announces our publications in summer 2008. Again, many interesting tools and use cases for interactive media in neural and cognitive sciences and education have been released. Enjoy reading, your BMM editorial team. |
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A Stereoscopic Volume Rendered Brain Atlas| bmm1512 by Robert J. Clements & James L. Blank | published August 26th, 2008 This interactive brain atlas allows real-time stereoscopic rendering of brain anatomy. The intuitive interface allows to remove and add any of the 62 brain structures, as well as to control the display of the MRI dataset. Edu-cational use is supported by verbal and written descriptions [more...]. |
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Interactive Educational Media for the Neural and Cognitive Sciences| bmm1433 edited by Sören Lorenz & Martin Egelhaaf | published May/July, 2008 Written by researchers, tool developers and experienced academic teachers, this collection covers a broad range of interactive research media and tools as well as tools and media especially designed for learning and teaching. [more...]. |
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Interactive Tools and Media in the Neural and Cognitive Sciences | bmm1410 by Martin Egelhaaf |
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| I. Simulation Tools | |
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SNNAP: A Tool for Teaching Neuroscience | bmm1408 by Evyatar Av-Ron, Michael J. Byrne, John H. Byrne, and Douglas & Baxter Understanding Neural Maps with Topographica | bmm1402 by James A. Bednar Simbrain: A visual framework for neural network analysis and education by Jeff Yoshimi | bmm1411 Teaching Cognitive Modeling Using PDP++ by David C. Noelle | bmm1406 |
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| II. Virtual Environments | |
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Virtual Electrophysiology with SPatch by Robert C. Cannon & Constance Hammond | bmm1403 BrainMaps.org - Interactive High-Resolution Digital Brain Atlases and Virtual Microscopy by Shawn Mikula, James M. Stone & Edward G. Jones | bmm1426 |
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| III. Repositories | |
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ModelDB in Computational Neuroscience Education - A research tool as interactive educational media by Thomas M. Morse | bmm1409 |
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| IV. Curriculum Development | |
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Neurons in Action in Action - Educational settings for simulations and tutorials using NEURON by Ann E. Stuart | bmm1401 Interactive Curriculum Based on Models of Mind & Brain by Daniel J. Franklin | bmm1418 Curricular Integration of Simulations in Neuroscience - Instructional and Technical Perspectives by Sören Lorenz & Martin Egelhaaf | bmm1427 |
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