SC 270: The Brain and Human Communication
Books and Multimedia
Background Information
Databases
Books and Multimedia
Use the Library Catalog to search for materials related to human neuroanatomy and brain function.
A subject search for the word "brain" will find any subject heading that starts with that word as well as cross-references to more specific and related topics. Below are some specific subject searches in the Library Catalog.
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If you can't find items on your topic by subject searching, do a keyword search. Use quotation marks around phrases when keyword searching in the catalog.
"left brain" "brain damage" and alcohol
Background Information
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Over 1,000 articles in biochemistry, biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, plant science, physiology, virology and the history of life sciences.
Encyclopedia of the Brain and Brain Disorders. [X] QP376 .T87 2002
Encyclopedia of the Human Brain. [X] QP376 .E586 2002
Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (Adelman, 2 vols) [X] RC334 .E53 1999
Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders. [X] RC514 .N63 2000
Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders. [X] RC547 .Y34 1991
Brain Disorders Sourcebook. [X] RC386 .B726 1999
Alzheimer's, Stroke, and 29 Other Neurological Disorders Sourcebook. [X] RC351 .A44 1993
Netter's Atlas of Anatomy. [X] QM25 .N46 1997
Gray's Anatomy. [X] QM23.2 .G73 1995
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. (DSM-IV-TR) [X] RC455.2 .C4 D536 2000
Brainstorm: The Interactive Guide to Human Neuroanatomy. [MULTIMD] MM 8 Emerson Media Center
Databases
Health Reference Center Academic
Nearly 200 journals in nursing, medicine & allied health, plus information from reference sources, topical overviews & pamphlets. Many articles are available in full text.Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Abstracts of articles related to language. No full text here, but Emerson subscribes to a high percentage of the journals indexed.PsycINFO
Citations to journal articles on psychology and individual behavior.Medline
Index to more than 4,000 biomedical journals. Aimed at physicians and researchers.PsycARTICLES
Combine the two psychology databases (PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES) for more comprehensive coverage. PsycARTICLES provides full text of the 42 journals published by the American Psychological Association.Academic Search Premier
This database is a good general multidisciplinary database for finding articles on just about any topic.
Many of the databases do not provide the full text of articles, offering instead only citations to articles. Locating articles is a deceptively difficult task. For more help, consult the guide How to Find a Journal .
