3D Brain from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
App Name: 3D Brain
Developer: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Price: $.99 for Full Version
Link: itunes.apple.com/us/app/3d-brain/id331399332?mt=8
Website: www.g2conline.org/2022
Official Description: "Use your touch screen to rotate and zoom around 29 interactive structures. Discover how each brain region functions, what happens when it is injured, and how it is involved in mental illness. Each detailed structure comes with information on functions, disorders, brain damage, case studies, and links to modern research."
Application in Education: This app is a fantastic tool for any biology, anatomy, or psychology classroom to use when discussing the brain and nervous system. The app allows you to dive right in to the mechanisms and functions of various parts of the brain. Rather than simply telling the viewer this information, the app is designed to provide an interactive, 3-dimensional model of the brain. You can view the entire brain, systems within the brain such as the prefrontal cortex or parietal lobe, or smaller structures such as the amygdala. Within the app, you can enable labels to view the different components of cerebral systems, which is helpful when memorizing the placement of parts within the brain. There is also an "Info" tab which takes the viewer to a page full of information about the component or system in question. On this page, information such as function, scientific studies, and how the part or system is related to damage or disorders. It even provides links to other websites that provide more information about the cerebral component in question. This can be a wonderful tool for students to use when learning more about the brain for any biology or psychology class, and can even be used in an advanced health class to talk about how aging affects parts of the brain.
Developer: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Price: $.99 for Full Version
Link: itunes.apple.com/us/app/3d-brain/id331399332?mt=8
Website: www.g2conline.org/2022
Official Description: "Use your touch screen to rotate and zoom around 29 interactive structures. Discover how each brain region functions, what happens when it is injured, and how it is involved in mental illness. Each detailed structure comes with information on functions, disorders, brain damage, case studies, and links to modern research."
Application in Education: This app is a fantastic tool for any biology, anatomy, or psychology classroom to use when discussing the brain and nervous system. The app allows you to dive right in to the mechanisms and functions of various parts of the brain. Rather than simply telling the viewer this information, the app is designed to provide an interactive, 3-dimensional model of the brain. You can view the entire brain, systems within the brain such as the prefrontal cortex or parietal lobe, or smaller structures such as the amygdala. Within the app, you can enable labels to view the different components of cerebral systems, which is helpful when memorizing the placement of parts within the brain. There is also an "Info" tab which takes the viewer to a page full of information about the component or system in question. On this page, information such as function, scientific studies, and how the part or system is related to damage or disorders. It even provides links to other websites that provide more information about the cerebral component in question. This can be a wonderful tool for students to use when learning more about the brain for any biology or psychology class, and can even be used in an advanced health class to talk about how aging affects parts of the brain.