Brain Awareness Week: Sharing Your Passion for Science
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Powered by Cincopa Video Hosting for Business solution.Exploring the Brain at Brain Awareness Week 2016 Every year, neuroscientists around the world share their love of the brain and nervous system with the public during Brain Awareness Week (BAW). Originally started by the Dana Foundation 21 years ago, Brain Awareness Week is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. This year, SfN members hosted events ranging from Brain Bees to science festivals, to organizing a bus that drove around the streets of New York sharing information on the brain. Take a look at just a few of the celebrations that happened this year. The fifth annual Alaska Brain Bee, held February 6 at the Anchorage Museum, helped kick off Brain Awareness week events. Photo courtesy of Joshua Borough originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM height 500 width 750 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 Alaska Brain Bee competitors show their answers to questions on dry erase boards during the third round of the competition; the other rounds included identifying brain structures on models, sheep brains, and exam sheets. Photo courtesy of Joshua Borough flash 16 height 500 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 2/6/2016 6:54:03 PM width 750 cameramodel NIKON D610 High school students from the DC metro area tested their knowledge about the brain and nervous system during the DC regional Brain Bee on February 3. Photo courtesy of the Society for Neuroscience cameramake Canon height 500 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 2/3/2016 8:18:59 PM width 750 cameramodel Canon EOS 5D Mark II Ben Walker, PhD, served as the judge for the DC Regional Brain Bee. Photo courtesy of the Society for Neuroscience flash 9 cameramake Canon height 500 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 2/3/2016 7:53:48 PM width 750 cameramodel Canon EOS 5D Mark II At the University of Washington Brain Awareness Week Open House on March 17, students learned about the structure and function of the brain by interacting with a skull. Photo courtesy of Eric Chudler flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 500 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 3/19/2016 1:04:38 AM width 750 cameramodel NIKON D810 Young students attend the University of Washington Brain Awareness Week Open House on March 17, where they participated in hands-on activities, viewed human and animal brains, and spoke with neuroscientists. Photo courtesy of Eric Chudler originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM height 500 width 750 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 University of Washington student Oliver Stanley explains brain-computer interfaces to a student at the Mill Creek Middle School Brain Symposium on March 17. Photo courtesy of Eric Chudler originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM height 500 width 750 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 A volunteer from braiNY, SfN’s Greater New York City Chapter, speaks about visual illusions, while another volunteer shows the public brains up close. Photo courtesy of Sloka Iyengar, PhD flash 24 cameramake Apple height 500 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 3/12/2016 9:18:27 PM width 750 cameramodel iPhone 5s At the University of New England's Brain Fair 2016, students from the Biddeford School District learn about the visual system through dissections of sheep brains and cow eyes. Photo courtesy of Edward Bilsky originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM width 750 height 500 A student interacts with the MindFlex brain game at the University of New England's Brain Fair 2016. Photo courtesy of Edward Bilsky originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM width 750 height 500 During a BAW event on March 17, students at Belmont University dissect sheep brains to better understand how the brain functions. Photo courtesy of Terri Templeman. originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM width 2048 height 1365
Share Your BAW Stories
Share photos of your brain awareness outreach activities by emailing high-resolution photos and captions to baw@sfn.org or by tweeting them to @SfNtweets , #BAW or #BrainWeek.
In March, SfN members and chapters hosted a variety of Brain Awareness Week (BAW) events, ranging from Brain Bees to science festivals. One chapter even organized a bus that drove around the streets of New York City sharing brain science. Take a look at the photos above to see just a few of this year's BAW celebrations.
Continue neuroscience outreach year-round with members-only resources from Neuronline , and check out the BAW webinar on BrainFacts.org that features information on outreach activities for people of all ages.
You can also get involved with neuroscience outreach by producing an educational video about the brain and entering it in the Brain Awareness Video Contest . The first-place winner is awarded $1,000, plus a free trip to SfN’s annual meeting.
