In <jkiernan.20.2E82E3A9 at julian.uwo.ca> jkiernan at julian.uwo.ca (J. A. Kiernan) writes:
>>In article <35sfnv$l39 at hermes.unt.edu> it45 at sol.acs.unt.edu (Baggett Tracey Michael) writes:
>>From: it45 at sol.acs.unt.edu (Baggett Tracey Michael)
>>Subject: Computer Brain Software
>>Date: 22 Sep 1994 17:43:27 GMT
>>>I am looking for any software available via ftp (shareware, demos -
>>whatever) that have graphics of the brain and would be useful to someone
>>taking a neuroscience course. I don't want to shell out cash for
>>something until I have seen what is out there. I have heard of something
>>called Brainiac, but have not been able to find info on it. Any help
>>would be appreciated. Thanks.
>>>Michael Baggett
>>Reply (from John Kiernan, Anatomy Dept., Univ. of Western Ontario) -
>> Brainiac is a Windows program. I've not tried it, but
> the adverts make it seem attractive. You might like to
> try NEUROTUT (= NRO + NQI) (by me), which works under
> ordinary DOS. The archive file fits on one 360 KB floppy
> disk. The graphics in NRO are strictly diagrams, though
> some of them move a bit.
> Of the few fancy graphics programs I've seen for learning
> Neuroanatomy, none approaches even the the simplest printed
> atlas for amount of information or ease of cross-reference.
>> NEUROTUT.EXE (357528 bytes)
> is a self-extracting LHA archive that
> installs the program files.
>> NRO Human Neuroscience Tutorial, Version
> 1.05 (May 1994). When installed on a hard
> disk (needs 582 KB) it provides eight
> Neuroanatomy tutorials and (as a ninth
> "tutorial") over 300 revision questions
> that cover the whole of Human Neuroscience.
> The questions can also be run separately
> with NQI.EXE, from the DOS prompt.
> A color monitor is very desirable but not
> essential. By John A. Kiernan, Department of
> Anatomy, The University of Western Ontario,
> London, Canada.
>> NEUROTUT is available from at least two medical shareware FTP sites:
> 1. University of Texas, Houston Medical shareware
> anonymous FTP:
> dean.med.uth.tmc.edu
> If you can't find it, write to: sfath at thesisa.med.uth.tmc.edu> 2. Medical Education Shareware, Univ. of California, Irvine
> anonymous FTP:
> FTP.UCI.EDU
> If necessary, write to: sclancy at uci.edu> These are both accessible with Gopher.
> The program is also available from: Knowledge Transfer BBS,
> P.O. Box 11282,
> Spring, Texas 77391-1282
> Sysop : Bob Wight
> (713) 370-5804
> 24hrs 14,400 N81
> FAX/Voice (713) 251-7517
> Should you have difficulty, let me know. I can append the file
> to an email message.
>> If you try NEUROTUT please let me know what you think of it.
>> John A. Kiernan
> Department of Anatomy
> Univ. of Western Ontario
> LONDON, Canada N6A 5C1
> Phone: (519) 679-2111 e.6822
> e-mail: jkiernan at julian.uwo.ca>
Follow-up: I have downloaded and tried John Kiernan's program
above, and I heartily recommend it.
Bob
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