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National Institute on Drug Abuse: Commonly Abused Drugs Chart
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A charts that list commonly abused drugs, their street names, DEA schedule, how they are administered, intoxication effects, and potential health consequences. (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

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Applied Science
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Institutes of Health
Date Added:
07/01/2013
Neural Coding and Perception of Sound
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This course focuses on neural structures and mechanisms mediating the detection, localization and recognition of sounds. Discussions cover how acoustic signals are coded by auditory neurons, the impact of these codes on behavioral performance, and the circuitry and cellular mechanisms underlying signal transformations. Topics include temporal coding, neural maps and feature detectors, learning and plasticity, and feedback control. General principles are conveyed by theme discussions of auditory masking, sound localization, musical pitch, speech coding, and cochlear implants.

Subject:
Applied Science
Biology
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Life Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Brown, M.
Delgutte, Bertrand
Guinan, John
Melcher, Jennifer
Oxenham, Andrew
Date Added:
02/01/2005
Parkinson's Disease Workshop
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive, degenerative disease of the brain that produces movement disorders and deficits in executive functions, working memory, visuospatial functions, and internal control of attention. It is named after James Parkinson (1755-1824), the English neurologist who described the first case.
This six-week summer workshop explored different aspects of PD, including clinical characteristics, structural neuroimaging, neuropathology, genetics, and cognitive function (mental status, cognitive control processes, working memory, and long-term declarative memory).  The workshop did not take up the topics of motor control, nondeclarative memory, or treatment.

Subject:
Applied Science
Biology
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Life Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Corkin, Suzanne
Date Added:
06/01/2006
Physics of COVID-19 Transmission
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This resource is a collection of videos taught using a LightBoard, a specialized glass that creates a transparent white board. It teaches scientific principles to quantitatively assess the risk of airborne transmission of COVID-19 in indoor spaces based on factors such as the occupancy, time, room geometry, mask use, ventilation, air filtration, humidity, respiratory activities, etc., as well as how these factors interact. This collection is suitable for learners with some undergraduate-level training in STEM, although some videos may also be accessible to the general public. Graduate students and professionals can watch optional videos with more challenging mathematics. A full MITx course with problems and bonus content is available for free on MITx Online.

Subject:
Applied Science
Chemistry
Engineering
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Bazant, Martin
Cohen, Alex
Gu, Joey
Date Added:
09/01/2020
Playground Safety
Read the Fine Print
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After completing the activities in this lesson, students will understand the importance of playground safety.

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Education
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Utah Education Network
Date Added:
10/22/2013
SCUBA
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This course will thoroughly educate the successful student with the knowledge and skills necessary to be a certified beginning SCUBA diver. The prerequisite for the course is passing the MIT SCUBA swim test and demonstrating a "comfort level" in the water. At the end of the class, students will attempt to pass the certification exam to become certified divers. The class is taught in two parts each week: a classroom session and a pool session. The classroom sessions along with the reading material will provide the student with the knowledge necessary to pass the written exam. At the pool, the water skills are taught in progressions that build on the previous skills, making the difficult skills seem easy.

Subject:
Applied Science
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Taylor, Halston
Date Added:
02/01/2007
Science Writing and New Media: Perspectives on Medicine and Public Health
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Like other scientists, medical researchers and clinicians must be capable of presenting their work to an audience of professional peers. Unlike many scientists, however, physicians must routinely translate their sophisticated knowledge into lay terms for their own patients and for the education of the public at large. A surprising number of physicians write for less utilitarian reasons as well, choosing the narrative essay as a means of exploring the non-technical issues that emerge in their clinical practice. Over the course of the semester, we will explore the full range of writings by physicians and other health practitioners.

Subject:
Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Literature
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Taft, Cynthia
Date Added:
09/01/2016
The Seeds and the Soil: Roles of Tumor Heterogeneity and the Tumor Microenvironment in Cancer Metastasis
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Metastatic disease is responsible for the vast majority of deaths associated with cancer, yet our understanding of how metastases arise is still developing. In this course, we will introduce various concepts and models that have been proposed to explain how cancer cells disseminate from a primary tumor to distant anatomical sites. We’ll learn about the critical factors that influence cancer metastasis frontiers through analysis and discussion of relevant primary research articles, with an emphasis on mechanisms of metastasis that can be applied across different cancer types. Students will gain a broad understanding of the field of cancer metastasis, including state-of-the-art techniques that are being used to address pressing questions in the field.
This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.

Subject:
Applied Science
Biology
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Life Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Lambert, Arthur
Zhang, Yun
Date Added:
09/01/2020
The Sustainability Response to COVID-19
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This course explores the importance of public transportation to social and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to identify approaches to restoring transit ridership, with a focus on Metro Boston. We will attempt to (1) understand whether and how the COVID-19 pandemic can advance sustainable mobility, and specifically the role(s) of public transportation in the COVID-19 recovery process, and (2) identify policies and/or interventions that may encourage pre-COVID transit riders to return to transit and attract net new transit ridership.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Environmental Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Date Added:
07/14/2022
Synapse Remodeling in Health and Disease
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Our brains are remarkably adaptable throughout our lives. Individual brain cells called neurons form synapses, sites of physical connection and communication between neurons, and then repeatedly rewire those connections in response to new experiences or to neuronal cell death caused by injury, disease, or aging. In this course, we will explore how neurons establish their synapses in the healthy brain during childhood and later in life, and how this process goes awry in disease states. More specifically, we will discuss how the brain forms its synapses early in life, stabilizes a subset of those synapses for long-term maintenance, and continues to add and remove synapses throughout life. We will then explore synapse dysfunction in diseases such as autism and Alzheimer’s disease, which involve abnormal increases or losses of synaptic connections, respectively. We will also consider synapse remodeling, a process of adding and removing synaptic connections to optimize our brain network, in the context of neuroinflammation, recovery from traumatic brain injury, and psychological trauma following prolonged stress.
This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.

Subject:
Applied Science
Biology
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Life Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Boivin, Josiah
Ordonez, Dalila
Date Added:
09/01/2022
Tools for Robust Science
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This course offers a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge tools and techniques designed to revitalize and enhance scientific practices in the cognitive and neuro-sciences. Students will identify obstacles to conducting robust scientific research, practice using tools meant to overcome these obstacles, and critically evaluate these tools’ potential and limitations.

Subject:
Applied Science
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Life Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Saxe, Rebecca
Date Added:
09/01/2022
Urban Transportation Planning
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This course examines the policy, politics, planning, and engineering of transportation systems in urban areas, with a special focus on the Boston area. It covers the role of the federal, state, and local government and the MPO, public transit in the era of the automobile, analysis of current trends and pattern breaks; analytical tools for transportation planning, traffic engineering, and policy analysis; the contribution of transportation to air pollution, social costs, and climate change; land use and transportation interactions, and more. Transportation sustainability is a central theme throughout the course, as well as consideration of if and how it is possible to resolve the tension between the three E’s (environment, economy, and equity). The goal of this course is to elicit discussion, stimulate independent thinking, and encourage students to understand and challenge the "conventional wisdomâ€ of transportation planning.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Environmental Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Date Added:
07/14/2022
Using Our Senses
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This lesson explores the senses of smell, touch, taste, sight, and hearing. It provides an opportunity for students to meet a doctor who will show them how the senses are used when examining patients. The lesson introduces Dr. Virginia Apgar and the use of the Apgar Score in examining newborn babies.

Subject:
Applied Science
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Institutes of Health
Provider Set:
National Library of Medicine
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in Developing Countries
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This course deals with the principles of infrastructure planning in developing countries, with a focus on appropriate and sustainable technologies for water and sanitation. It also incorporates technical, socio-cultural, public health, and economic factors into the planning and design of water and sanitation systems. Upon completion, students will be able to plan simple, yet reliable, water supply and sanitation systems for developing countries that are compatible with local customs and available human and material resources. Graduate / Professional and upper division students from any department who are interested in international development at the grassroots level are encouraged to participate in this interdisciplinary subject. Acknowledgment This course was jointly developed by Earthea Nance and Susan Murcott in Spring 2006.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Environmental Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Date Added:
07/14/2022
Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering
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This course is an overview of engineering approaches to protecting water quality with an emphasis on fundamental principals. Theory and conceptual design of systems for treating municipal wastewater and drinking water are discussed, as well as reactor theory, process kinetics, and models. Physical, chemical, and biological processes are presented, including sedimentation, filtration, biological treatment, disinfection, and sludge processing. Finally, there is discussion of engineered and natural processes for wastewater treatment.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Environmental Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Date Added:
07/14/2022
fMRI Bootcamp
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This video lecture series begins with an introduction to the basics of anatomical and functional MRI and the time course of the fMRI signal, then delves into several methods for analyzing fMRI data. The series emphasizes how to think about fMRI data and the steps of analysis rather than the technical execution of each step.
Lecture Topics:

fMRI Bootcamp Part 1 - Basics of fMRI
fMRI Bootcamp Part 2 - fMRI timecourse
fMRI Bootcamp Part 3 - Univariate analysis
fMRI Bootcamp Part 4 - Multivariate analysis
fMRI Bootcamp Part 5 - Multivoxel pattern analysis (MVPA)
fMRI Bootcamp Part 6 - Classification 
fMRI Bootcamp Part 7 - Representational similarity
fMRI Bootcamp Part 8 - fMRI & multiple comparisons
fMRI Bootcamp Part 9 - Hyperalignment

Additional Resources:

Rebecca Saxe’s Lab website
Analyzing fMRI Data page in Modeling and Data Analysis Tools and Datasets
Poldrack R. A., Mumford J. A., Nichols T. E. (2011) Handbook of Functional MRI Data Analysis, Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9780521517669 [hardcover, eBook, Google Books preview]

Subject:
Applied Science
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Life Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Saxe, Rebecca
Date Added:
09/01/2017