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Brain Awareness Week

March 16-22, 2009

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Discover interactive animations and games as well as other credible education tools for use with any outreach activity from the newly launched Neuroscience Education Resources Virtual Encycloportal (NERVE), an online gateway offering access to hundreds of resources, searchable by grade level (K-12) and topic.

 

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Download this program as your gateway to all SfN educational resources as well as flash movies, activity ideas, and curriculum supplements from other BAW partners and scientific institutions.


Brain Facts

A 64-page primer on the brain written for all audiences, and used as a resource for the International Brain Bee Competition. From synapses to addiction to Tourettes's Syndrome, this book covers the spectrum of topics on the brain and nervous system. Download as PDF or order a free copy here.


A series of two-page newsletters explaining how basic neuroscience discoveries lead to clinical applications. Learn about such topics as "Brain Work Outs," "Alcoholism," and "Humor, Laughter, and the Brain." Great for use in classroom activities. Download PDFs here. Sign up for a free subscription or request specific copies here.

 

Share publications describing how cutting edge brain research is positively affecting lives. Learn about advances in such topics as Autism, Dyslexia, Nicotine Addiction and Insomnia. Download PDFs here.

 


Want to refer an audience to educational publications from the Society for Neuroscience? Distribute this index of Brain Briefings and Brain Research Success Stories that lists all topics available on the SfN website. Click here to download PDF.


Got neuroscience? Need neuroscience? Access SfN's nationwide database of neuroscientists who have volunteered to interact with teachers and students. Search for a volunteer in your local area or request an e-mail exchange with a scientist here.


Check out how other BAW programs have successfully introduced neuroscience into their schools and communities. Access recent guides to BAW activities by reviewing individually submitted reports here.



Create your own promotional items for BAW activities using the official logo created by Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, the original "brains" behind Brain Awareness Week. Download the BAW logo here.


Promote BAW on your local radio stations. Download written scripts and audio clips here.


Get the word out about BAW! View sample press releases and see other examples of media outreach here.


Search chapters of SfN members to find out about BAW events occurring in your local area. Click here.


Add a fun element to your BAW event with brain erasers. Brain erasers can be purchased through these online vendors:
www.forteachersonly.com
www.neuromart.com/
www.atlaspen.com


Put your knowledge of the brain to use. Enter the international Brain Bee Competition. Click here for more information.

Web sites outside the SfN domain name linked from this page are not affiliated nor endorsed by the Society for Neuroscience.