Lending Library

The Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN) maintains a Lending Library of educational materials and specimens for neuroscience outreach. If you are a member of the Atlanta area neuroscience community, you can request materials here: CBN Lending Library Request Form. Please note that requests should be made at least 2 weeks in advance and that arrangements need to be coordinated for pick-up and drop-off of the items from the Petit Science Center at Georgia State University, Downtown Campus. Also, note that special training and approval may be required to check brain specimens out of the collection.

If you are a K-12 educator and are interested in sharing these materials with your students, please see the Class Visits page.

Here are some highlights of the collection:

  • Brain Specimens:
    • Human Brain (whole)
    • Human Brain (single hemisphere)
    • Dolphin Brain
    • Horse Brain
    • Pig Brain
    • Rhesus Macaque Brain
    • A Collection of Rat, Mouse, Bat, and Vole Brains 
  • Educational Materials and Models
    • Human Brain Paramedian Section (Encased in unbreakable plastic)
    • Human Spinal Cord (FRAGILE – tissue prepared in propylene glycol) – one coronal section and one external view
    • Comparative Brain Series – Encased in unbreakable plastic, this non-median section is about 1 cm thick. Five species represented and labeled include: fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, mammal
    • Model – Human Brain and Partial Scull
    • Model – Basic Human Brain in 2 Parts
    • Model – Human Brain with Arteries
    • Model – Five Part Eyeball
    • Model – Nose and Olfactory Organ Set
    • Model – Nose, Sinus Model
    • Model – Ear
    • Set of Models – Comparative Brains (models are enlarged in varying sizes, average size is 5″ x 9″) Rabbit, Pigeon, Alligator, Trout, Domestic Dog, Larva of the Lamprey, Frog, Dogfish
    • Prism Goggles
    • Backyard Brains Muscle Spiker Box
    • Various Teaching Posters
    • Play Doh (can be used for “Build-A-Brain” activity)
    • Various Classroom Supplies (crayons, markers, pencils, rulers, scissors, etc.)
    • Dissection Trays

Questions? email outreachneuro@gsu.edu.