Online Dictionaries 

http://www.brainconnection.com/library/?main=bbhome/main (easy to understand neurology site - system overviews)

http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/ (general terms defined)

http://www.jdmd.com/glossary/ (medical abbreviations)

http://www.egregore.com/misc/glossarymedicalterms.html (herbal medicine terms)

http://www.jump.net/~fdietz/glossary.htm (collation of dictionaries on many topics, medical and other)

http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~cplack/Courses/PS411_hbk.html

http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~jmp/neurocc/

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html#bb

http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/anatomy/BrainAnatomy/Ch3Text/Section02.html

http://web.isp.cz/jcrane/Psych1/BioRev.html

http://www.unc.edu/~raptor/Sites/brain.htm

http://www.a2zpsychology.com/articles/biology_of_the_brain.htm

http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/Homework/High_School/Science/Brain/Parts_of_the_Brain/Brain_Stem_40411.html

http://www.bartleby.com/65/ne/nervouss.html

http://thalamus.wustl.edu/course/cerebell.html

Could this be why so many autistic children develop epilepsy at puberty?   If neural connections have been severed, would that not interfere with this process?

Interestingly, in the accompanying article on this topic (link 2), the cerebellum is said to continue to grow at least until age 20 and that it does not seem to be as impacted by genetics as is the corpus collosum, for example.   It is believed the cerebellum is thus perhaps more impacted by "environmental factors".   Interesting indeed.   Mercury and aluminum certainly would be "environmental factors".  

Note that the cerebellum is said to be involved in coordination of both motor functions and cognitive functions... that is, in the organization of our thoughts and motions!     Very interesting indeed given that those with autism and Alzheimer's have serious issues in these areas!

It is believed the brain also reorganizes at puberty (link 3).   Again, I can not help but wonder if this is associated with the fact that autistic children often develop epilepsy at puberty.

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

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

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

http://spinwarp.ucsd.edu/NeuroWeb/Text/br-800epi.htm

http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/units/sph302/neuroling/

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