Hundreds of school children and University of Miami scientists celebrated Brain Awareness Week at the Miami Brain Fair 2016 on Saturday, March 12th from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Fieldhouse of the Bank United Center. This event was hosted by the University of Miami Neuroscience Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, as well as:

• Society for Neuroscience Miami Chapter
• FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
• St. Thomas University
• Nova Southeastern
• UniversityPilot Club of Miami
• Anchor Club of Miami Springs Senior High
• KIDZ Neuroscience Center
• Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology
• FIU QBIC Program
• Baptist Health South Florida
• Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
• Barry University

Activities included:  Brain Puzzles, Holding a Real Brain, Face Painting, Puppet Shows, Seeing Your Own Neurons Work, Learning How the Brain Works, Building Neuron, and Brain Bee, and Brain Jeopardy.  The Brain Bee is similar to a spelling bee, where students compete as individuals.  The Brain Jeopardy! is similar to the game Jeopardy! where a team of 4 students and 1 alternate compete as a team.  Any information in the study guide is fair game for the competition.  Winner received trophies. (This Brain Bee© was an officially sanctioned event of The International Brain Bee©. All rights reserved.)

Pictured at right: IDSC Graduate Student Hemalatha Raju explains how the inner ear balances the brain to attendees.