NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS NEWSLETTER
Volume 19, Issue 6 (June, 2015)

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Welcome to the Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter.

In this issue:

1. What's New at Neuroscience for Kids
2. Neuroscience for Kids Site of the Month
3. Museum of Neuroanatomy
4. Art Neureau
5. Media Alert
6. Treasure Trove of Brain Trivia
7. Support Neuroscience for Kids
8. How to Stop Your Subscription

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1. WHAT'S NEW AT NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS

Neuroscience for Kids had several new additions in April including:

A. May Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter was archived
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/news195.html
B. High Lead Content Leads to Another Recall
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/morelead.html
C. More Bicycle Helmets Recalled
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/evor.html
D. July-December 2015 Neurocalendars
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurocal.html
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2. NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS "SITE OF THE MONTH"

The Neuroscience for Kids "Site of the Month" for May is "The Wonders of Your Brain" at:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/the-brain/

Created by The San Diego Union-Tribune, "The Wonders of Your Brain" is a special report containing an introduction and five chapters about neuroscience. The five chapters are 1) What your brain enables you to do; 2) From embryo to old age; 3) How the brain makes us human; 4) When the brain turns on itself and 5) The future of the brain. Opening a chapter reveals separate pages with text and video with more detail about a particular topic. Although the advertisements along the side of each page may be annoying, the web site discusses topics that are sometimes ignored other media.
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3. MUSEUM OF NEUROANATOMY

The next time you are in Buffalo, NY, make an appointment with Dr. Chris Cohan so you can visit the University at Buffalo Museum of Neuroanatomy. The museum boasts a collection of more than 80 human brain specimens. If you are interested in a tour, contact Dr. Cohan at ccohan@buffalo.edu. For more information, see: http://www.wkbw.com/news/buffalos-brain-museum-is-world-famous
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4. ART NEUREAU

What do you get when you combine art and neuroscience? "Art Neureau," of course! Last month, the University of Washington Neuroscience Outreach Group coordinated an evening exhibit of artwork by more than 30 local scientists and artists examining the intersection of art and neuroscience. The artwork included photographs, sculpture, paintings, stained glass, fabric, and electronic pieces. I contributed "Sidewalk Neurons": a composite photograph of cracks in concrete sidewalks that reminded me of neurons. You can see my photograph of "Sidewalk Neurons" here: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/gif/composite.jpg

In addition enjoying the art, visitors listened to live music provided by University of Washington graduate students. The exhibit was sponsored by the University of Washington Neuroscience Outreach group and Neuro4Kids.
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5. MEDIA ALERT

A. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (June, 2015) and TIME magazine (May 25, 2015) both have cover stories about the science of marijuana.

B. "How Posters Work" is a museum exhibit (May 8, 2015 to November 15, 2015) at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (New York, NY).

C. "The Amazing Teen Brain" by Jay N. Giedd is the cover story of the June 2015 issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.

D. "The Blind Individuals Who See By Sound" by Berit Brogaard and Kristian Marlow (DISCOVER magazine, July/August, 2015).
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6. THE TREASURE TROVE OF BRAIN TRIVIA

A. Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) are colorblind. (Source: Lydia M. Mathger, L.M., Barbosa, A., Miner, S. and Hanlon, R.T., Color blindness and contrast perception in cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) determined by a visual sensorimotor assay, Vision Research, 46:1746-1753, 2006.)

B. James Bond, the spy from Ian Fleming's 007 novels, was poisoned with the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin by villain Rosa Klebb at the end of the book "From Russia with Love." Bond survives, as revealed in Fleming's next book, "Dr. No."

C. June is National Aphasia Awareness Month and Vision Research Month.

D. In 1542, Jean Fernel published "De naturali parte Medicinae" that contained the term "physiology" for the first time.

E. Otto Loewi, the German/American scientist who discovered acetylcholine, was born on June 3, 1873.
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7. SUPPORT NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS

To ensure that Neuroscience for Kids stays available, we need your help. All contributions to Neuroscience for Kids are tax deductible (subject to IRS regulations). If you would like to donate to Neuroscience for Kids, please visit:

Help Neuroscience for Kids
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8. HOW TO STOP RECEIVING THIS NEWSLETTER

To remove yourself from this mailing list and stop your subscription to the Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter, send e-mail to Dr. Eric H. Chudler at: chudler@u.washington.edu
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Your comments and suggestions about this newsletter and the "Neuroscience for Kids" web site are always welcome. If there are any special topics that you would like to see on the web site, just let me know.

Eric

Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.
(e-mail: chudler@u.washington.edu)
(URL: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html)