Middle & High School Students

Are you a student in middle or high school? Are you interested in learning about the brain? This page was made just for you, so you can learn about the brain and why it's important to keep it healthy!

Get to know your brain!

Learn the Lobes!

The brain is a complicated organ, but knowing how it's structured can help you learn about its many functions. Use the link below to see a 3D, interactive human brain. Before you know it, you'll know lobes and more!

3D Brain Model

Learn the Lobes!

The brain is a complicated organ, but knowing how it's structured can help you learn about its many functions. Use the link below to see a 3D, interactive human brain. Before you know it, you'll know lobes and more!

3D Brain Model

More Brain Anatomy Links

Learn about the Parts of the Brain

Interactive Brain Atlas (Interactive webpage)
Neuroanatomy Atlas from University of Utah (very comprehensive) (Website)
The Neuron (Article)
Gray Matter vs. White Matter (Articles)
The Spinal Cord (Article)
The Cerebellum (Article)
A Map of the Brain (Video)

Articles, Fact Sheets, and Videos

Glossary of Neuroscience Terms (Article)
Functional Neuroanatomy (for older students) (Interactive website)
Neuroanatomy, the Basics (Article)
Overview of the Human Brain (Article)
Brain Videos and Animations from BrainU (Videos)
University of New England Brain Fair eLibrary (Website)

Build a Brain Hat

Learn the brain by assembling and coloring your own brain hat!

Link to Activity

Zooming in on the Human Brain, a Video

Watch an awesome, quick video about the human brain, from the Allen Institute.

Watch the Video

3D Print a Neuron

If you have access to a 3D printer (check out the library at UA if you're close to the University of Alabama campus), you can 3D print a model of a real neuron! Copy/paste this web address for the UA library's 3D printer: https://www.lib.ua.edu/using-the-library/3d-print/#/Available_Options

Ready. Set. Print.

Map your own Brain

Take sensitivity measurements and enter them into the web page to make your very own cortical homunculus.

Get Mapping

Healthy Brains are Happy Brains!

You might know that your brain helps you do well in school. Did you also know that it helps you do just about everything else well too? Learning about why it's so important to keep your brain healthy is not only useful, but it's also the smart thing to do!

Active Kids Have Healthier Brains

Healthy Brains are Happy Brains!

You might know that your brain helps you do well in school. Did you also know that it helps you do just about everything else well too? Learning about why it's so important to keep your brain healthy is not only useful, but it's also the smart thing to do!

Active Kids Have Healthier Brains

More Info about Brain Health

Sleep & Mood

Fitness

The Ultimate Brain Workout: Playing an Instrument (Video)
Scientific American: How Exercise Affects your Brain (Article)
Physical Activity Boosts Brain Health (Article)
Here’s How Much Exercise You Need to Keep Your Brain Healthy (Article & Video)

Drugs & Alcohol

The Science Behind Drug Use (Article, for teens)
The Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain (Article)
The Addicted Brain Factsheet (for grades 9-12) (Factsheet)

Learning & Memory

The Learning Brain: Learning & Memory (Video)
How Depression Impacts Memory (Article)
The Brain Dictionary (Video)
Studying Math Helps Teen Brains Develop (Article)

Brain Fact or Fiction Quiz

See if you can figure out which of these statements are true and which are false!

Take the Quiz

Caffeine and the Brain

Check out this short video to learn all about how caffeine impacts your brain!

Watch the Video!

Get a Brain Workout

Try out some of these puzzles to learn about how the brain changes with age!

Get Solving!

Q&A about the Brain

Check out this pamphlet with answers to numerous questions about how research is advancing our understanding of the brain in health and disease.

Download the Pamphlet!

The Human Brain, by Numbers

Think you know all about the brain? Checkout these cool statistics about the human brain (below), and see how many you already knew! For even more, click the link under this text for an article with additional cool stats.

Human Brain by Numbers!

The Human Brain, by Numbers

Think you know all about the brain? Checkout these cool statistics about the human brain (below), and see how many you already knew! For even more, click the link under this text for an article with additional cool stats.

Human Brain by Numbers!

Middle & High School Students

Are you a student in middle or high school? Are you interested in learning about the brain? This page was made just for you, so you can learn about the brain and why it's important to keep it healthy!

Get to know your brain!

Brain Anatomy

Brain Health

Brain Facts

For Educators

Learn the Lobes!

The brain is a complicated organ, but knowing how it's structured can help you learn about its many functions. Use the link below to see a 3D, interactive human brain. Before you know it, you'll know lobes and more!

Learn the Lobes!

The brain is a complicated organ, but knowing how it's structured can help you learn about its many functions. Use the link below to see a 3D, interactive human brain. Before you know it, you'll know lobes and more!

More Brain Anatomy Links

Build a Brain Hat

Zooming in on the Human Brain, a Video

3D Print a Neuron

Map your own Brain

Healthy Brains are Happy Brains!

You might know that your brain helps you do well in school. Did you also know that it helps you do just about everything else well too? Learning about why it's so important to keep your brain healthy is not only useful, but it's also the smart thing to do!

Healthy Brains are Happy Brains!

You might know that your brain helps you do well in school. Did you also know that it helps you do just about everything else well too? Learning about why it's so important to keep your brain healthy is not only useful, but it's also the smart thing to do!

More Info about Brain Health

Brain Fact or Fiction Quiz

Caffeine and the Brain

Get a Brain Workout

Q&A about the Brain

The Human Brain, by Numbers

Think you know all about the brain? Checkout these cool statistics about the human brain (below), and see how many you already knew! For even more, click the link under this text for an article with additional cool stats.

The Human Brain, by Numbers

Think you know all about the brain? Checkout these cool statistics about the human brain (below), and see how many you already knew! For even more, click the link under this text for an article with additional cool stats.

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