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The following online tutorials have been developed for the Centre fo Social Sciences - Psychology at Athabasca University by Dr. Sandra M. Nagel of Saginaw Valley State University. Dr. Lyle K. Grant of Athabasca University provided instructional design assistance. Janice Mintzler of Creation Graphics developed the figures for each of the tutorials. Dean Mah provided the web design and technical support. Bob Bedecki and Penny Hayduk provided editorial feedback. Dr. Trevor Gilbert provided additional content-related assistance and editorial support.

These tutorials generally share a similar format:

  • an initial section in which students work with an image-mapped graphic to identify visually based information such as brain structures. In this section students also read descriptions associated with the graphical information to develop a verbal knowledge of the material.
  • a second section in which students do a self-test matching visually based information (e.g., brain structures) to labels.
  • a third section consisting of multiple-choice self-test items that test student knowledge of the material presented in the tutorial.

The following table lists all the available tutorials:

Tutorial # Tutorial Topic Part 1: Image-Mapped Tutorial Part 2: Matching Self-Test Part 3: Multiple-Choice Self-Test
1 Internal Structure of a Neuron Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
2 External Components of a Neuron Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
3 Types of Neuron Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
4 Shapes and Roles of Glial Cells Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
5 Sodium and Potassium Gradients at Rest Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
6 The Action Potential Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
7 Propagation of an Action Potential Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
8 Saltatory Conduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
9 Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
10 Temporal and Spatial Summation Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
11 Synaptic Transmission Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
12 Ionotropic Receptors in Postsynaptic Membranes Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
13 Drug Effects on the Synapse Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
14 Anatomical Location Terminology Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
15 Spinal Cord Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
16 Major Divisions of the Vertebrate Brain Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
17 The Cranial Nerve Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
18 Limbic System Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
19 Human Brain: Coronal and Ventral Views Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
20 Human Brain - Midline Saggital View Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
21 Human Cerebral Cortex Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
22 Vertebrate Eye Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
23 Human Retina Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
24 Brain Visual Pathway Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
25 Human Ear Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
26 Brain Auditory Pathways Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
27 Somatosensory Receptors Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
28 Somatosensory Pathways Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
29 Sense of Taste Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
30 Olfactory Receptors Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
31 Muscle Contraction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
32 Major Motor Areas Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
33 Motor Pathways Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
34 REM Sleep - Inducing Areas Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
35 Endocrine System Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
36 Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland Interaction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
37 Hippocampus and Explicit Memory Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
38 Cortrical Language Centers Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

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