Nice article about brain plasticity -

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/apr/07/brain-neuroscience-stroke-depression

Great programme about teen brains  - shows some of the key workers in the field

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/

Want to know what does what? - take a trip round your brain…..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/organs/brainmap/

Also have a look at

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/
(some great optical illusions)

Do you think you have a male brain? or a female one?  You might be surprised…. 

Click this link to find out   what’s my brain ID?

[there's lots of other interesting psychological stuff on this site!!]

 One of the issues you have to know in detail is where our ‘gender identity’ comes from. The following is a very useful site, packed with information - have a look at the Science and Research section in particular

http://www.gires.org.uk/gdev-inside-story.php

The following is a video about David Reimer:-

You will need to make your own notes on this study - both Money’s published results, and that of later testimony from David himself as an adult. 

 

btw - nothing to do with your course - but here’s something funny. Can we explain this behaviour, from a biological perspective?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7875271.stm

Below - A biological case study - compare this with case studies from the Psychodynamic approach

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/case_study_20080521.shtml

(just click ‘listen in full’ - seems to work!!)

And have a look at this as an explanation of ‘personality’ - you could compare this with Psychodynamic approaches to help evaluation..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7884223.stm

(and check out this week’s (13/02) New Scientist!!)