Neuroscience Databases

The following are suggested databases to get you started. You can also try:
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Most Useful

Database Name
Google Scholar

Google Scholar searches academic publishers, professional societies and pre-print archives. When you enter via Search It, a Find It link will display with full text and other services listed. If you are using it directly, be sure to add the Washington State University Libraries to your Settings (use the lefthand hamburger menu) to be able to access articles available at the WSU Libraries.

Dates of coverage: Coverage varies.
Content Type: scholarly articles
PsycInfo

Index to articles from more than 1,800 journals on psychology and the psychological elements of related fields such as education, psychiatry, business, medicine, linguistics, nursing, law, and social work.

Dates of coverage: 1840 - present
Content Type: scholarly articles
PubMed (MEDLINE)

Index to articles from over 3,600 journals about medicine, health, allied health and biology. Includes access to some full-text articles.

Dates of coverage: 1951 - present
Content Type: scholarly articles
Web of Science (ISI)

Multidisciplinary database that includes Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index.

Dates of coverage: 1980 - present
Content Type: scholarly articles

Also Useful

Database Name
BioOne

A collection of over 70 full-text bioscience research journals including scholarly journals and bulletins of the American Institute of Biological Sciences and similar organizations.

Dates of coverage: 1998 - present
Content Type: scholarly articles
BIOSIS Citation Index

Index to articles from biological and biomedical journals.

Dates of coverage: 1969 - present
Content Type: scholarly articles
PsycArticles

A database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber.

Dates of coverage: Coverage varies.
Content Type: scholarly articles
Sage Research Methods

SAGE Research Methods includes books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. Provides access to SAGE Research Methods Datasets, SAGE Research Methods Cases, and SAGE Research Methods Video as well.

Dates of coverage: Coverage varies.
Content Type: data, ebooks, films, reference source, scholarly articles
Science Direct

Index to hundreds of journals from a wide range of subject areas, including science, computer science, medicine, education, business and social science.

Dates of coverage: 1993 - present
Content Type: scholarly articles