{"id":130,"date":"2014-04-14T10:56:42","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T14:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gsa.buffalo.edu\/neurogsa\/?p=130"},"modified":"2014-04-14T10:56:42","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T14:56:42","slug":"brain-awareness-week-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/neurogsa\/2014\/04\/14\/brain-awareness-week-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Awareness Week 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Monday, April 2nd (2012), the Neuroscience Club once again took part in Brain Awareness Week, a community outreach program initiated by the Society for Neuroscience to increase awareness about the brain and behavior.\u00a0 Members of the Neuroscience Club brought fun and interactive demonstrations to two different schools.\u00a0 For the morning session they visited Heim Middle School in Williamsville, NY, and for the afternoon session they visited Highgate Heights Elementary in Buffalo, NY.\u00a0 These demonstrations were the first real exposure to Neuroscience for many of these students, and they were enthusiastic, curious, and engaged.<\/p>\n

The demonstrations were organized and run by members of the Neuroscience Club, which consists of graduate students from the Neuroscience Program and the Behavioral Neuroscience Program at the University at Buffalo.\u00a0 The elementary\/middle school students were shown human, sheep, and rat brain specimens, viewed slides of the brain through a microscope, learned about attention and perception, and took part in interactive demonstrations that illustrated how their senses integrate information.\u00a0 These demonstrations provided a fun introduction to brain anatomy and physiology, sensory perception, and behavior.\u00a0 The event was very well received by the students and faculty at both Heim Middle School and Highgate Heights Elementary School.\u00a0 This continues the Neuroscience Club\u2019s proud tradition of Brain Awareness Week events and community outreach.\u00a0 This is the 5th consecutive year that the Neuroscience Club has visited local elementary and\/or middle schools for Brain Awareness Week, and they look to carry this tradition well into the future.<\/p>\n

The following Neuroscience Club members provided their time and effort to make the event a success: \u00a0 Jia Cheng, Tom Covey, Lara Duffney, John Fleites, Jay Garaycochea, Mateen Haroon, Sarah Hayes, Tad Kaczynski, Jason Kushner, Ginger Lasky, Yina Ma, Claire Modica, Meaghan Paganelli, Kim Plyler, Daniel Stolzberg, and Pete Vento.\u00a0 In addition to the hard work of Neuroscience Club members, this event was well supported by members of the faculty at the University at Buffalo.\u00a0 Dr. Malcolm Slaughter and the Neuroscience Program provided financial support for the event and provided lunch for the graduate students.\u00a0 Dr. Joan Baizer provided the brain slides, Dr. Derek Daniels provided the sheep and rat brain specimens, and Dr. Michal Stachowiak provided the human brain specimens.\u00a0 Dr. Ray Dannenhoffer made the name tags for all of the students.\u00a0 Thanks to the support of the faculty and the hard work of the Neuroscience GSA members, this year\u2019s Brain Awareness Week was another huge success!<\/p>\n

See below for a few pictures from this year\u2019s Brain Awareness Week:<\/p>\n

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Students learning about brain anatomy using a sheep brain specimen<\/p>\n

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Students being shown a human brain<\/p>\n

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Attention and perception demonstration<\/p>\n

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Students being taught about brain physiology<\/p>\n

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Student viewing microscope slides<\/p>\n

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An interactive demonstration about sensory input<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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