Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Brain Awareness Week Neuroscience Fair
ORGANIZED BY:
Michigan State University
Event Date + Time:
March 18 @ 10:00 am - March 18 @ 1:00 pm
Event Location:
272 Pearl St NW Grand Rapids,
MI United States
Venue Name:
Grand Rapids Public Museum
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About This Event
Event Description:
Visit the Grand Rapids Public Museum for Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Brain Awareness Week Neuroscience Fair. Meet scientists and learn about the marvels of the brain – from how it looks and feels and works – to how to keep it healthy – to why brain research is so important.
INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS FOR ALL AGES:
– Explore the Mega Brain, an inflatable, walk-through brain exhibit
– See, feel and examine a real human brain
– Conduct deep brain stimulation surgery on a gelatin brain
– Extract DNA from a banana
– See brain tricks and learn how the brain produces optical illusions
– Conduct brain safety experiments with raw eggs to learn the importance of wearing a helmet
– Create a model of a nerve cell, or neuron, and all of its components
– Dress like a scientist and pose for a photo in the Science Selfie Photo Booth
This interactive exhibit is part of Brain Awareness Week, a worldwide celebration of the brain for people of all ages, focused on increasing public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research.
