Synapse and Memories

Photo courtesy of THE WEST MIDLANDS NEUROSURGERY ONLINE CAMPUS

Here are 3 links to a 3 part article about the matter we were discussing in class. Enjoy your read. Sorry I couldn't get an animation to illustrate the point but this article should help and there are links to some helpful reading too.

http://www.wonderquest.com/memory.htm

http://www.wonderquest.com/memory2.htm (the related article is in the second part)

http://www.wonderquest.com/memory3.htm (the related article is in the second part)

Why can't you tickle yourself?

Picture courtesy of www.kidzworld.com

Yien Hsiu, this is specifically to answer your question in class. Go check out the link. ;)

http://health.howstuffworks.com/question511.htm

HIV Replication

Here's an animated video of the replication of the HIV within the human body and how we could possibly stop it.

Malaria - A Global Killer

Color-synthesizing scanning electron microscope image by David Scharf

Hey guys, this is for those who just presented or witnessed the presentation on Malaria. The article in National Geographic I was talking about can be found in the link below. Go look through the pictures too and there's a video as well. Some of you from the previous intake will remember me quoting this article in class. ;)

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/07/malaria/finkel-text