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The Brain's Reward Pathway These neuroscience animations are hosted by Learn.Genetics through the University of Utah, and they are extremely informative. One of my favorite particular pages is called "Drugs Alter the Brain's Reward Pathway". Click on any of the links for an interactive animation about that subject of the reward pathway. A couple of my favorites are the long lasting changes and the physiology of the high. It's great fun, relevant to everyday life, and you learn a ton! I know I did! Drugs Alter the Brain's Reward Pathway 
As posted on the facebook wall, here is the link to the trailer and several other videos of the movie "The Music Never Stopped" which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. It's about how a man who went through surgery to remove a brain tumor, and consequently lost much of his long-term memory, was able to reconnect with many of those long-term childhood memories through listening to the music he grew up on, including the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, and the Beatles. It's a very fascinating story of how the brain's long-term memory traces can be activated through their associations with music. In NRSC 4032, The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, it is shown how this can actually be achieved, with activation of the hippocampal memory index and how certain semantic memories can trigger the retrieval of others. The movie shows a very fascinating connection between music and neuroscience, so check it out! There's also some really rare footage of Bob Weir and Mickey Hart playing some acoustic tunes in support of the movie and the film festival, so be sure to check those out too! Enjoy! 
Primary Journals in the field of Neuroscience This is one of the leading journals in the field of neuroscience, with cutting edge research and a vast community. It's a great website to search for archived articles that are at the top of their field. The Journal of NeuroscienceHere is an article that Dr. Cooper directly referenced in class. Lack of Self-Administration of Cocaine in Dopamine D1 Receptor Knock-Out Mice 
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