Students from the McLean School of Maryland hula hoop to demonstrate how the motor cortex functions in the brain during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine. |
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A student from the McLean School of Maryland identifies an area of the brain, which was represented as a gelatin mold, at Penn State Hershey Rehabilitation Hospital’s station, "What You Need to Know to Prevent Brain Injury." |
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Students from Northern Virginia learn about neuronal signaling while playing a game with representatives from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences during Brain Awareness Week 2011. |
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Two students from Northern Virginia drop eggs—one in a sandwich bag and the other encased in bubble wrap—during the “Humpty Dumpty Brain Drop.” The activity, which was run by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, taught students about traumatic brain injuries and the importance of wearing a helmet. |
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A student from Northern Virginia tries on a pair of goggles that distort the wearer’s vision during Brain Awareness Week 2011. The activity taught students about basic malfunctions of the nervous system and their consequences. |
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Using models and exhibits, Elizabeth Lockett, collections manager of the Museum’s Human Developmental Anatomy Center (HDAC), and Emily Wilson, HDAC collections technician, teach McLean School students about how the brain and nervous system develops in human embryos. |
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A representative from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences teaches students from the McLean School of Maryland about the five senses and associated areas of the brain during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine. |
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