Twelfth Annual Brain Awareness Week at the
National Museum of Health and Medicine
March 14-18, 2011
Photos from Thursday, March 17, 2011
Archie Fobbs, collections manager for the Neuroanatomical Collections at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C., watches as students from the Jewish Primary Day School and Friendship Prep Tech Academy hula hoop to demonstrate how the motor cortex functions in the brain. This activity was one of several fun and interactive activities that took place during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine. |
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A student from the Joy of Learning Academy in Gaithersburg, Maryland holds a model brain on top of her head during an activity presented by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. This activity was one of several fun and interactive activities that took place during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine. |
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Dr. Dennis Twombly of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development tells students from the Jewish Primary Day School in Washington, D.C. about how alcohol interferes with sensory perception, movement, balance, and memory. The activity was held inside Twombly’s “Drunken Brain” tent during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. |
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Dr. Ivana Grakelic of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism tells students from the Friendship Prep Tech Academy in Washington, D.C. about how alcohol interferes with sensory perception, movement, and balance. The activity was held during Brain Awareness Week at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. |
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Dr. Dave Thomas of the National Institute on Drug Abuse coaches students from Reid Temple Academy through the Brain Derby, a game that asked students to answer questions about how abused drugs impact the brain and body. The activity was held during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. |
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A student from Friendship Tech Prep Academy in Washington, D.C. holds one arm in front of a mirror during a demonstration meant to simulate how amputee patients can use mirror therapy to reduce phantom limb pain. This activity was presented by the National Institute of Mental Health during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. |
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A student from the Joy of Learning Academy takes part in the “rubber hand illusion,” an activity meant to demonstrate how the brain can be fooled into thinking a rubber hand is actually part of your body. This demonstration was presented by the National Institute of Mental Health during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. |
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Dr. Suzana Petanceska of the National Institute on Aging tells students from Reid Temple Academy in Glenn Dale, Maryland about the structure of the brain and the way it changes with age. This activity was held during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine. |
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Dr. Adrianne Noe (far left), director of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, accepts a proclamation from Todd Bentsen, director of public information and outreach for the Society for Neuroscience. The proclamation was signed by Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and declared March 14-20, 2011 Brain Awareness Week in the District of Columbia. |
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Todd Bentsen, director of public information and outreach for the Society for Neuroscience (SFN), stands with presenters from the National Institutes of Health. He holds a proclamation, which was signed by Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and declared March 14-20, 2011 Brain Awareness Week in the District of Columbia. |
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