Annual Brain School
A week of community-based activities and public lectures to educate our neighbors about the brain, in celebration of the Dana Foundation's annual Brain Awareness Week campaign.
2021 Brain School Events
We're still developing our programming for the upcoming Brain Awareness Week, which is taking place from March 15 - 21, 2021. Please check back later for more information about Roanoke Brain School!
There are currently no archived events in the 2020-2021 season.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brain School events planned for March, 2020 were cancelled.
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Archived Brain School Lecture: How Different Brains Construct Different Views of the WorldMar. 11 2019, 5:30 p.m. | Michael Friedlander, Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: Insights from Animal Brains that are Shaping Our FutureMar. 11 2019, 5:30 p.m. | Audra Van Wart Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: What Frogs Have Taught Us About Our Rhythms and BluesMar. 12, 2019, 5:30 p.m. | Michael Fox, Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: Shedding Some Light into Sleep Problems in Modern TimesMar. 12, 2019, 6:00 p.m. | Edmundo Rubio, M.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: Animal Farm: Influences of Animal Research on Advancing Treatment for Human Brain InjuriesMar. 13, 2019, 5:30 p.m. | Pamela VandeVord, Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: Ringing the Bell on Getting Your Bell RungMar. 13, 2019, 6:00 p.m. | Melanie Prusakowski, M.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: The Aging Brain: Targeting Synapses to Prevent Cognitive DeclineMar. 14, 2019, 5:30 p.m. | Gregorio Valdez, Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: Normal Aging vs. Dementia: What's Happening to Me?Mar. 14, 2019, 6:00 p.m. | Brian Unwin, M.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: The Nature of AddictionMar. 13, 2018, 6:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion on Addiction | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: Brain Invasion: How Small Things Have Big ConsequencesMar. 14, 2018, 6:00 p.m. | Michael Fox, Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: Kids' Night: Digital Devices and DevelopmentMar. 15, 2018, 6:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion on Digital Devices and Development | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: Your Brain is Not Wireless (Yet): How Do You Change Connectivity Between Your Neuronal Landlines?Mar. 13, 2017, 5:30 p.m. | Michael Friedlander, Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: From Brains to Bytes to Brain-Computer-InterfacesMar. 14, 2017, 5:30 p.m. | Stephen LaConte, Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: Shaping Children's Brains and Behavior: New FindingsMar. 15, 2017, 5:30 p.m. | Sharon Landesman Ramey, Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: Early Childhood Education: What Works and What Doesn'tMar. 16, 2017, 5:30 p.m. | Greg J. Duncan, Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: What Our Brains Don't 'See'Mar. 14, 2016, 5:30 p.m. | Michael Fox, Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: The Epileptic BrainMar. 15, 2016, 5:30 p.m. | Susan Campbell, Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: Learning, Memory, & The Aging BrainMar. 16, 2016, 5:30 p.m. | Rosalyn Moran, Ph.D. | Brain School
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Archived Brain School Lecture: Pain, It’s Not Just In Your Mind: Can You Make It Go Away?Mar. 17, 2016, 5:30 p.m. | Michael Friedlander, Ph.D. | Brain School
2015
- Understanding the Cerebral Cortex: The Legacy of Roanoke's Vernon Mountcastle
Mar. 16, 2015 | Michael Friedlander, Ph.D. - Food for Thought: Chefs Celebrate Brain Awareness Week
Mar. 16, 2015 | Restaurants and Specialty Stores throughout Roanoke
- At the Crossroads: Art, Science, Research
Mar. 17, 2015 | Michael Friedlander, Ph.D. and Liz Lerman
- Development of the Social Brain
Mar. 18, 2015 | Pearl Chiu, Ph.D. - The Developing Brain: Conception to Birth
Mar. 23, 2015 | Michael Fox, Ph.D. - How the Earliest Experiences in Life Affect a Baby's Brain and Behavior
Mar. 25, 2015 | Craig Ramey, Ph.D.
2014
- Mapping Depression Circuits: Foundation for New Treatment Strategies Using Deep Brain Stimulation
Mar. 6, 2014 | Helen Mayberg, M.D. - Your Brain on Advertising
Mar. 12, 2014 | Ann Harvey Tanner, Ph.D. - Brain Assembly: Making the Right Connections Through Genes and Experience
Mar. 13, 2014 | Michael Fox, Ph.D. - How Social Relationships Help Build (and Rehabilitate) Our Brains
Mar. 20, 2014 | Sharon Ramey, Ph.D. - The Biological Basis of How We Learn, Remember, and Use Information
Mar. 27, 2014 | Michael Friedlander, Ph.D.
2013
- Food for Thought: Chefs Celebrate Brain Awareness Week
Mar. 11, 2013 | Restaurants and Specialty Stores throughout Roanoke - Mythbusters: The Truth About Your Brain
Mar. 11, 2013 | Audra Van Wart, Ph.D.
- The Stuff of Brains and How They Process Information
Mar. 11, 2013 | Michael Fox, Ph.D. and Rosalyn Moran, Ph.D.
- How Brains Make Sense of the World
Mar. 12, 2013 | Michael Friedlander, Ph.D. and Jamie Tyler, Ph.D. - Brain Power: The Role of Exercise and Diet in Maintaining Healthy Synapses
Mar. 12, 2013 | Gregorio Valdez, Ph.D. - When Brains Do Things We Would Rather They Didn't
Mar. 13, 2013 | Warren Bickel, Ph.D. and Pearl Chiu, Ph.D. - Willpower and Addiction
Mar. 13, 2013 | Warren Bickel, Ph.D. - How Brains Grow and Age
Mar. 14, 2013 | Sharon Ramey, Ph.D., Michael Friedlander, Ph.D., and Gregorio Valdez, Ph.D. - Reading Your Mind: How to Decode the Brain Mid-Thought
Mar. 21, 2013 | Stephen LaConte, Ph.D.