Brain Awareness Day 2023

Students use knowledge of the brain and neurotransmitters as well as help from RCC research data scientist Himanshi Yadav to solve the zombie apocalypse.
RCC staff members Ross Hyman and Kim Grasch demonstrate signals coming from the brain to the arm.
RCC computational scientist, J.D. Laurence-Chasen, shows off the Voxon VX1 model of a brain.
Dr. Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos shows off a human brain to students.
Dr. Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos shows off a rhesus monkey brain and a human brain to students.
Students examine a real human brain.
Students use knowledge of the brain and neurotransmitters as well as help from RCC research data scientist Himanshi Yadav to solve the zombie apocalypse.
RCC staff members Ross Hyman and Kim Grasch demonstrate signals coming from the brain to the arm.
RCC computational scientist, J.D. Laurence-Chasen, shows off the Voxon VX1 model of a brain.
Dr. Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos shows off a human brain to students.
Dr. Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos shows off a rhesus monkey brain and a human brain to students.
Students examine a real human brain.

Agenda

9:05am-9:15am Welcome delivered by director of the Research Computing Center
9:20am-10:45am

Activities

  • Zombie autopsy
  • Voxon brain
  • Human to human interaction
  • Synaptic and neuro circuit tag
10:45am-11:10am Break and brain teaser activities
11:15am-12:00pm

Human brain specimen interaction

Students who preferred not to participate can return tot he Zar room and continue other activities
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch

Participating schools

  • The University of Chicago Charter School
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