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http://www.newscientist.com/features/features_224322.html
‘They do it with mirrors.’ Fascinating ‘New Scientist’ article about Ramachandran’s work on phantom limbs.

http://www.macalester.edu/~psych/whathap/UBNRP/Phantom/Homepage.html
The Macallister College Department of Psychology’s comprehensive and highly accessible website about all aspects of phantom limbs.

http://www.hhmi.org/senses/a/a120-lg.htm
Wilder Penfield’s famous brain maps, with associated article.

http://www.psy.uva.nl/resedu/PN/edu/CONSC/library/Melzack.htm
Ronald Melzack’s perspective on phantom limbs. Some academic terms, but definitely worth a look.

http://forum.ra.utk.edu//mench.htm
Long article about the history of attitudes to the use of animals in scientific research.

http://www.pneuro.com/publications/migraine/
Long, factual article about migraine with some mentions of ‘Alice-in-Wonderland’ syndrome.