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Basic Knowledge: Harnessing Brain Power
The Georgia Tech Research Horizons online article about Dr. Philip Kennedy and Dr. Melody Moore's research. The page is complete with excellent pictures, explanations, and diagrams to aid the reader in understanding all aspects of the research.

Basic Knowledge: Tuning in to the Brain
An introductory page to Kennedy's initial research, in which he developed a device that could receive signals from the human brain. This study was a precursor to his later works in which he successfully interfaced the human brain with a computer.

Basic Knowledge: Healthguide: Strokes
A basic explanation of the various forms of strokes and their impact on the brain and the body.

Education: All Levels: Brain Strokes
A brief question and answer session about the impacts of strokes on everyday life and basic information about what a stroke is.

Education: Advanced: Primate Behaviour Lecture
A lecture by Dr. Bill Sellers of the University of Leeds. Sellers covers topics ranging from the importance of primate behavior patterns to communication and resource use in primates.

Education: Link Index: Primate Educational Resources
A comprehensive link index containing primarily educational links.

Popular Press: Wired News: Building a Smarter Circuit
An interesting article about new technological breakthroughs that attempt to model circuits on the human brain, albeit on a more simple level. Specifically, the scientists discussed in this article have created artificial neurons on a silicon wafer; these neurons closely mimic natural neurons behaviors.

Popular Press: Wired News: A Revolution in Brain Evolution?
Another Wired article about new technology that has revealed that human brain cells can indeed be regenerated, fueling the search for cures to Alzheimers and stroke-induced brain-power loss.

Popular Press: ZDNN: Paralyzed Man Controls Computer via Brain Waves.
ZDNN's coverage of Dr. Philip Kennedy's research.

Scientific Literature: Emory Neuroscientists Use Brain Implant to Help Paralyzed Patients.
The Emory press release regarding Dr. Philip Kennedy's work on the brain implant technology that helped a paralyzed, speech impaired man communicate via a computer screen and cursor.