Twelfth Annual Brain Awareness Week at the National Museum of Health and Medicine March 14-18, 2011    Photos from Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Dr. Joanne Allard from Howard University and her assistant, Amy Drew, show students from the Bridges Academy in Washington, D.C. how brain wave patterns change while active and at rest. This activity took place during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Martha Davilia-Garcia of Howard University plays a game with Montrose Christian School students simulating how neurons communicate and transmit signals in a snail’s brain. This activity was held during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. Using models and exhibits, Elizabeth Lockett, collections manager of the Museum’s Human Developmental Anatomy Center (HDAC), tells students from Sankofa Home School how the brain and nervous system develops in human embryos. This activity was held during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. Archie Fobbs, collections manager for the Neuroanatomical Collections at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C., lets students from the Bridges Academy feel an animal skull during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the Museum. A Bridges Academy student holds a real human skull as Dr. Miranda Amour-Chou of Howard University shows his classmate the spinal cord attached to a human brain. This demonstration was held during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. Students from the Bridges Academy in Washington, D.C. play a game designed to demonstrate the power of repetition as a learning tool. They also learned how the brain stores facts and memories. This activity took place at the National Museum of Health and Medicine during Brain Awareness Week 2011. Next [Home]   [News]   [Events]   [News Releases]   [Links]