Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Brain Awareness Week Neuroscience Fair

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.