Twelfth Annual Brain Awareness Week at the
National Museum of Health and Medicine
March 14-18, 2011
Photos from Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Archie Fobbs, collections manager for the Neuroanatomical Collections at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C., wears a brain helmet to demonstrate the importance of protecting your head while welcoming students to Brain Awareness Week 2011. |
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Dr. Dan Stimson of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke uses a brain model to teach students from Dupont Park Adventist School about the brain and its composition, during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. |
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Dr. Dennis Twombly from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development tells students from Dupont Park Adventist School 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, watches as a student from Dupont Park Adventist School takes aim at a ball-toss game while wearing “fatal vision goggles” that impaired his vision. The goggles simulated being under the influence of alcohol. 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. Rik Kline of the National Institute on Drug Abuse coaches students from Manassas Christian School 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 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. |
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Students from Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda, Maryland hold a preserved human brain during Brain Awareness Week 2011 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. |
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Phyllis Quartey-Ampofo of the National Institute of Mental Health teaches students from Dupont Park Adventist School about how the mind perceives certain images, 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 Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda, 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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