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Brain Awareness Week: Brain School

Brain School

An annual Brain Awareness Week campaign hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

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Is the electricity in my brain the same thing that powers my phone? 

Can the brain be changed without surgery? 

What's going on inside your brain when you're dreaming? 

Is the brain able to change, or am I wired this way for life? 

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Printable puzzles, quizzes, and games for all ages

Fascinating, printable neuroscience facts

 

On-Demand Brain School Content

Tune into dozens of lectures presented by brain scientists during past Brain Schools.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brain School events planned for March, 2020 were cancelled.

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

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.