NCTR/FDA

The annual “Brain Awareness Week” event, sponsored by DNTOX in conjunction with theArkansas Chapter Society for Neuroscience (ACSfN), was held on March 31 from 9:00am to 2:00pm at the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library.The purpose of this event was to increase public awareness about the progress in and benefits of brain research, particularly in Central Arkansas at the NCTR, with activities for all ages, but particularly for children. The event was very successful, with7 booths in total, from NCTR, Hendrix, and UCA. We reached our goal of volunteer researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows (18 total) providing demonstrations and hands-on activities. We were excited to have about 10 volunteers to help us with the event. The Dana Alliance for Brain activities was kind enough to donate pencils, brain erasers and activity booklets as gifts for attendees. In addition, ACSfN president generously donated 400 tamales and 200 neuron-shaped cookies for attendees to enjoy. Overall, the feedback we received was overwhelmingly positive, with 100 percent of participants commenting favorably on the experience (pictures attached).This event had to be rescheduled twice due to weather related events and had to be scheduled on Easter Weekend due to scheduling conflicts with the complimentary venue. We had approximately 50 attendees, but are certain that future events will be even more successful with proper advertising and scheduling