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American Academy of Neurology

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: American Academy of Neurology.
  • Find a board certified neurologist and read news releases about neurology.

American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology.
  • Grants Diplomate status by examination. Diplomates are then eligible for membership in the Academy.
  • Lists Diplomates.
  • This site is not frequently updated.

American Board of Professional Neuropsychology

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: This organization grants Diplomate status by examination.
  • This site is not frequently updated.

Brainsource Clinical Neuropsychology

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Dennis P. Swiercinsky, a San Francisco clinical neuropsychologist.
  • Brief online articles about neuropsych assessment and a table describing common assessment instruments.

Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌs: A joint project of Carnegie-Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh.
  • Current research projects, faculty, and courses at the Center.

Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab at Harvard University.
  • Research at the lab and links to other resources.
  • Under construction at the time of our visit.

Cognitive-Neuroscience Resources

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, a joint project of Carnegie-Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh.
  • Extensive list of home pages in cognitive and neurosciences, publications, and related products.
  • A good starting place for exploring neuroscience research centers, but you’re on your own because the links aren’t annotated.

Division 40 of the American Psychological Association-Clinical Neuropsychology

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Division 40 of the American Psychological Association.
  • Has links to neuropsychology information sites and professional associations. Lists bylaws and other information about Division 40.
  • The Division’s most recent newsletter can be viewed in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

European College of Neuropsychopharmacology

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: European College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌs conferences and grant research awards. Web site does not appear to contain any scientific material, but it describes upcoming conferences.

The Institute of Cognitive Studies

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Institute of Cognitive Studies, University of California at Berkeley.
  • Research projects, faculty, and conferences connected with ICS, which is a multidisciplinary research and training center.

Laboratory of Neuropsychology, NIMH

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: National Institute of Mental Health.
  • Current research interests and projects of a lab that conducts basic research on brain mechanisms.

McConnell Brain Imaging Centre

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University.
  • MPEG movies and images of real and simulated brain imaging.
  • Software useful for brain imaging research.
  • Describes current research at BIC.

National Academy of Neuropsychology

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: National Academy of Neuropsychology, a professional association of clinicians and researchers.
  • Some useful content of its own, such as a flowchart on how to respond to requests for release of raw test data when compliance would put the psychologist in conflict with professional standards concerning test security.
  • Hyperlinks to other professional associations.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: National Institutes of Health.
  • Information for patients, clinicians, and researchers about ongoing research projects and training opportunities at NIH.

Neuroguide.com: Neurosciences on the Internet

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Neil A. Busis, M.D.
  • Extensive resource list of journals, diseases, brain images, organizations, and academic departments in neurology and neurosciences.
  • Some original content posted here, including summaries of grand rounds and job notices.
  • Click on “Best Bets?for an annotated list of Web sites the author has found to be useful.
  • Has a useful search engine.

Neuropsychology Association

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Fordham University.
  • Links for online articles and a few other neuroscience sites.

Neuropsychology Central

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Telepsychology Solution, Inc.
  • Descriptions of assessment instruments, a few articles, and links to vendors.
  • FAQs concerning neuropsychology and professional associations.

PSY 507 Neuropsychology

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Brooke J. Cannon, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist, Marywood University (PA).
  • Neurological disorders and links to neuroscience journals and relevant professional associations.

Training Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Swets & Zeitlinger, publishers; for Division 40, American Psychological Association.
  • Training programs, internships, and postdocs, with contact and application information.

tbidoc.com

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Antoinette Appel, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist practicing in Florida.
  • Describes the discipline of neuropsychology.
  • Click on “The Medicine of Brain Injury?to find links to other Internet resources on neuropsychology.
  • Under construction at the time of our visit.

Serotonin Club

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: The Serotonin Club, an association of scientists interested in serotonin research.
  • Has a nontechnical explanation of what serotonin is and why it is important.

Whole Brain Atlas

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌs: Departments of Radiology and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston), Harvard Medical School, Countway Library of Medicine, American Academy of Neurology.
  • Beautifully clear CT and MRI images of normal and diseased brains, with a brief primer on neuroimaging.
  • The viewer can change the slice or orientation of the image on display. An alternative navigator uses Java to allow selection of various clinical cases and brain images.
  • Some of the images contain explanations to help novices understand what they are seeing (for example, a time lapse movie of changes in the brain of a multiple sclerosis patient).