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Memory
Research Lab at UCSD
Larry Squire's Memory Research Laboratory webpage at the University
of California, San Diego provides citations for many research papers.
http://whoville.ucsd.edu/
Memory
Disorders Research Center
The Memory Disorders Research Center at Boston University, where
Meike Verfaellie works. The webpage provides citations for research
papers, and also invites people to become subjects in their ongoing
research.
http://www.bu.edu/mdrc/index.html
Jim
McGaugh's webpage
Learn more about Jim McGaugh's research.
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/neurobio/Faculty/
McGaugh/mcgaugh.htm
Center
for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
The webpage of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and
Memory at the University of California, Irvine explains some of
the questions about memory researchers there are examining.
http://www.cnlm.uci.edu/index.html
Larry
Cahill's webpage
Describes his interest in the influence of emotion on memory
and lists some recent publications.
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/neurobio/Faculty/
Cahill/cahill.htm
Elizabeth
Loftus
Links to a number of her articles about false memories.
http://www.seweb.uci.edu/faculty/loftus/
Mark
Tuszynski Lab Web Page
Has information about the Alzheimer's disease Clinical Trial, as
well as links to publications.
http://tuszynskilab.ucsd.edu/
Gary
Small's Web Page
His web page at the UCLA Center on Aging has links to some video
lectures on maximizing memory.
http://www.aging.ucla.edu/staff.html#gsmall
Dennis Selkoe Laboratory
This web site lists some selected articles about neuronal degeneration
in aging brains.
http://selkoelab.bwh.harvard.edu/
The
Alzheimer's Association
Explains the basics about the disease and collects the latest news
about it. The site also has information and links for caregivers.
http://www.alz.org/
Alzheimer's
Disease Education and Referral Center
From the National Institute on Aging, with information about the
disease, content for caregivers, and links to medical research databases.
http://www.alzheimers.org/
Information
on Alzheimer's Disease from the
Mayo Clinic
Get the basics about Alzheimer's disease learn about treatments
and get information on caregiving.
http://www.MayoClinic.com/findinformation/conditioncenters
/centers.cfm?objectid=0007C524-3895-1B32-82D780C8D77A0000
The
Exploratorium
Science museum in San Francisco held a Memory Exhibition. Check
out their webpage for exhibits on everything from a sheep brain
dissection to the work of an artist painting his childhood home
from memory.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html
Tutorials
from NASA's Cognition Lab.
The page includes activities that challenge your ability to recognize,
help you make up your own mnemonic devices, and test how well your
short term memory deals with interference.
http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/
cognition/tutorials/index.html
Society
for Neuroscience
Read a Society for Neuroscience article about new research showing
differences in which brain areas are activated during false or true
memories.
http://web.sfn.org/content/AboutSFN1/
NewsReleases/am2003_false.html
The
How Stuff Works -
MRI
Learn how an MRI Machine works and what it is used for.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/mri.htm
For
more information on caregiving:
Caregiver
Network Inc
http://www.caregiver.on.ca/
Alzheimer's
Disease Education & Referral center
http://www.alzheimers.org
Children of Aging Parents
http://www.caps4caregivers.org
Eldercare
Locator
http://www.eldercare.gov
Family Caregiver
Alliance
http://www.caregiver.org
The National Institute on Aging Information Center
http://www.nia.nih.gov
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