UA Researchers and Students to Educate the Public on Healthy Brain Activities
March 11th 2010 22:25
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Faculty and student volunteers to share new research and sharp brain activities with the public along with other science related groups at the UA Mall Science Pavillion during the Festival of Books event this weekend.
Three pounds of roughly 100 billion nerve cells, billions of support cells and a hundred trillion or more synaptic connections linking them together are what make up the human brain.
The brain accounts for a mere two percent of our body weight, but consumes 20 percent of the oxygen we breathe and 20 percent of the energy we take in from food, according to the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, a nonprofit organization committed to advancing public awareness on brain research. Our brains set us apart from every other species on Earth. How it works, develops, ages, heals and learns makes us who we are.
The new School of Mind, Brain, and Behavior at the University of Arizona's College of Science and the Tucson chapter of the Society for Neuroscience will celebrate Brain Awareness Week, March 15-21, with events this weekend.
In an effort led by Jean-Marc Fellous, associate professor of psychology, and Lynne Oland, a research scientist in the department of neuroscience, faculty and student volunteers will gather at the Ventana/Roche Science Pavilion - presented by the University of Arizona's Bio5 Institute with support from the Research Corp. to offer brain science-related activities for kids and adults.
30 faculty, graduate and undergraduate students from the various departments forming the school will help share information on new brain research and information on brain health and disease.
The volunteers will answer questions and lead activities that will enhance the public's knowledge on the brain along with other science related events taking place at the Science Pavilion on the UA Mall this Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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