Brain lab for kids : 52 mind-blowing experiments, models, and activities to explore neuroscience / Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D..

Includes bibliographical references (page 138) and index.

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Introduction; UNIT 01 THE NEURON; Lab 1: Clay Neuron; Lab 2: Neuro-Snack; Lab 3: String Neuron; Lab 4: Pipe Cleaner Neuron; Lab 5: Rope Neuron; Lab 6: Pass It On; UNIT 02 THE BRAIN; Lab 7: Thinking Cap; Lab 8: Build a Brain; Lab 9: Baked Brains; Lab 10: Splash Down; Lab 11: Brain Protector; UNIT 03 REFLEXES; Lab 12: Pupil to Pupil; Lab 13: Knee-Jerk Reflex; Lab 14: Catch Me If You Can; UNIT 04 TASTE; Lab 15: No Nose; Lab 16: Tasty Visions; Lab 17: Wet or Dry; UNIT 05 SMELL; Lab 18: Who Smells?; Lab 19: Scratch-and-Sniff Cards; Lab 20: Smelly T-ShirtsLab 21: Make Perfume or Cologne; UNIT 06 VISION; Lab 22: Lens Model; Lab 23: Stroop Effect; Lab 24: Blind Spot; Lab 25: Color Cards; Lab 26: Side-Center T ester; Lab 27: Color Afterimages; Lab 28: Benham's Disks; UNIT 07 TOUCH; Lab 29: One Point, Two Point; Lab 30: Make Your Point; Lab 31: Sandpaper Testers; Lab 32: Braille Alphabet; Lab 33: Touch Here, Touch There; Lab 34: The Little Box of Science; Lab 35: T ouch Maze; UNIT 08 HEARING; Lab 36: Eardrum Model; Lab 37: Sound Shakers; Lab 38: Take a Walk; Lab 39: Hear Here, Hear There; UNIT 09 SLEEP AND BODY RHYTHMS; Lab 40: Sleep LogLab 41: REM Detective; Lab 42: Drop Off Time; Lab 43: Body T emperature; Lab 44: Rhythms of the Day; UNIT 10 MEMORY; Lab 45: Now You See It, Now You Don't; Lab 46: Neuro-telephone; Lab 47: Memory Implant; Lab 48: Now or Later; Lab 49: Grocery Store; Lab 50: Word Memory; Lab 51: Location3; Lab 52: Concentration; Resources; Appendix; Acknowledgments/About the Author; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

"Brain Lab for Kids is an interactive and hands-on book that takes readers on an exciting journey into the functions of the brain through enlightening experiments and creative activities."--