{"id":1201,"date":"2018-09-10T10:57:21","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T14:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/?page_id=1201"},"modified":"2020-02-20T08:58:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T13:58:39","slug":"information-dissemination-core-outreach-activities-for-brain-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/information-dissemination-core-outreach-activities-for-brain-awareness-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Dissemination Core outreach activities for Brain Awareness Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2018\/09\/2012-Protect-Your-Brain.pdf\">2012 Protect Your Brain <\/a>(Dr. Robinson) An interactive exhibit focused on brain protection, including skulls from various animals, animal brains with and without meninges, a hands-on experiment illustrating the cushion of cerebrospinal fluid, and the prevention message to wear a helmet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2018\/09\/2013-Building-the-Brain.pdf\">2013 Building the Brain\u00a0<\/a>(Drs. O&#8217;Leary Moore, Sulik, Robinson) An interactive exhibit on the developing brain, including embryonic, fetal and adult animal brain specimens, viewing brain tissue in a virtual microscope, and drawing different types of neurons and glia on craft paper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2018\/09\/2014-Electric-Muscles.pdf\">2014 Electric Muscles\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>(Dr. Robinson) An interactive exhibit on the electrical properties of the nervous system and how the brain controls muscle movement, including animal brains, spinal cords and real-time EMG recordings of visitors\u2019 muscles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2018\/09\/2015-Brain-Tricks.pdf\">2015 Brain Tricks\u00a0<\/a>(Drs. Besheer, Robinson) An interactive exhibit on how our perception of sensations can be altered by expectations and biology, incl. hands-on optical, tactile, auditory and olfactory illusions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2018\/09\/2016-Concussion.pdf\">2016 Concussion\u00a0<\/a>(Drs. Besheer, Robinson) An interactive exhibit on what various parts of the brain do, how they can be injured by concussion, what to do if you may have a concussion, and how to protect your brain. We also illustrate potential visual effects of a concussion with \u201cconcussion\u201d distortion goggles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2018\/09\/2017-Organizing-Events.pdf\">2017 Organizing Events <\/a>(Drs. Besheer, Robinson) The Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies has organized several community outreach events focused on neuroscience and alcohol effects on the brain. This poster gives a step-by-step guide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2018\/09\/2017-Robo-Brain.pdf\">2017 Robo-Brain\u00a0<\/a>Drs. Besheer, Robinson) An interactive exhibit on new advances in machine-brain interfaces as potential therapies for brain injury and disease. In addition to learning about the brain and areas of motor control, visitors operate a robotic claw by contracting their own muscles, via an EMG interface.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/information-dissemination-core-outreach-activities-for-brain-awareness-week\/baw-poster-2019\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1325\">2019- Memory Games \u00a0<\/a>(Drs. Robinson, Besheer) An interactive exhibit that explores our attention and short-term memory, and how they interact. In addition to experienced examples of how we can enhance our short-term memory, the activities promote conversation on how we can keep a healthy brain and optimize memory.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2012 Protect Your Brain (Dr. Robinson) An interactive exhibit focused on brain protection, including skulls from various animals, animal brains with and without meninges, a hands-on experiment illustrating the cushion of cerebrospinal fluid, and the prevention message to wear a helmet. 2013 Building the Brain\u00a0(Drs. 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