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.
