Foundational Neuroscience

Dr. Myslinski is a neuroscientist who has devoted his professional life to teach about the human brain around the world and educate doctors, nurses, and research scientists in the field of neuroscience. He received his doctorate in neuropharmacology from the University of Illinois and continued his training in post-doctoral studies in neurochemistry at Tuft’s University, sabbatical studies in sensory neurophysiology at Bristol University in England, as well as courses in cognitive neuroscience from Harvard University and journalism from Johns Hopkins University. He has served as a professor at the University of Maryland for the last four decades, and is adjunct professor in psychology at Stevenson University. He founded the International Brain Bee (IBB), to inspire and motivate young men and women to become professionals to treat and find cures for more than 1000 brain disorders. The IBB has now expanded to 200 chapters in 50 countries in 6 continents. He contributed to the curriculum of the Community College of Baltimore, the On-Line Laureate University, and the University of Dubai. He is also devoted to improving the lives of the lay public by giving free lectures at public libraries, museums, elementary schools, high schools, colleges, the deaf and the blind, the Baltimore Prison System and universities throughout the world. Dr. Myslinski is the author of hundreds of professional and lay publications, recipient of millions of dollars in grant money, and numerous awards which include the best All-Round Student Award from high school, Distinguished Military Graduate from college, the top Founder’s Day Award for Public Service from the University of Maryland at Baltimore, the Neuroscience Education Award from the Society for Neuroscience, Alumni of the Year Awards from Saint Mary’s High School and Canisius College, and Best Teacher of the Year Award. He was President of the Baltimore Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience. He has appeared dozens of times on television and radio, and has been cited hundreds of times in the press world-wide.

Part I: Mapping the Mind (Fundamentals)
1. Looking Ahead
2. Assembling the Brain
3. Communicating with the World
4. Examining the Building Blocks of the Brain
5. Listening to Neuronal Conversations
6. Supporting and Protecting the Brain

Part II: Maintaining Our Inner World (A Delicate Balance)
7. Controlling Organ Function
8. Supplying Organ Function
9. Protecting the Body and the Brai

Part III: Experiencing the World Around Us (In Touch with the World)
10. Visualizing the Eye as a Camera
11. Listening to the World
12. Tasting the Delights of the World
13. Staying in Touch

Part IV: Traveling the World (The Poetry of Motion)
14. Knowing Where We Are
15. Moving On

Part V: Understanding the World (What It Means To be Human)
16. Being Aware
17. Sleeping
18. Remembering
19. Communicating
20. Understanding Intelligence
21. Feeling Emotion

Part VI: Generating and Growing the Brain (The Stages of Life)
22. Handing Down Genes
23. Growing Up
24. Growing Old
25. Slowing the Aging of the Brain
26. Methods of Brain Research
27. Misconceptions about the Brain
28. Applying Neuroscience to Different Professions
29. The Future of Neuroscience

Appendices:
A: Further Reading
B: Glossary
C: Instructor’s Guide
D: Research Projects
E: Career Guide