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Welcome to the Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter.
In this issue:
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Neuroscience for Kids had several new additions in May including:
A. May Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter was archived
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/news2305.html
B. Neuroscience in the News
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/inthenews.html
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The Neuroscience for Kids "Site of the Month" for June is the "Brain for Life" at:
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Brain-Life
"Brain for Life" is called the "one-stop shop for information on the brain and nervous system" by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the developers of the web site. It's true that "Brain for Life" is a storehouse of information with fact sheets about more than 400 different neurological disorders. The site also contains a basic introduction to the brain ("Brain Basics"), but with the resources available to the NINDS, you would think that the images used on the page would be of higher quality.
"Know Stroke: Know the Signs. Act in Time" and "Mind Your Risks" are two public health campaigns to let people know about stroke and high blood pressure. The site also promises to release "Migraine Trainer," an app for teenagers to control their migraines.
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Neuroscience may be coming to a museum near you this summer. Why not visit? Here are a few exhibits that might be of interest:
Our Senses: Creating Your Reality until August 4, 2019, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science https://www.dmns.org/visit/exhibitions/our-senses/
DRUGS: Costs & Consequences until December 8, 2019, at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science http://nmnaturalhistory.org/exhibits/sections/temporary-exhibits
Seeing is Deceiving (permanent exhibit) at the Boston Museum of Science https://www.mos.org/exhibits/seeing-is-deceiving
BODY WORLDS & The Cycle of Life opens on June 16, 2019 https://www.mos.org/exhibits/body-worlds
Dogs. A Science Tale at the California Science Center https://californiasciencecenter.org/exhibits/dogs-a-science-tail
BodyWorks at the Carnegie Science Center https://californiasciencecenter.org/exhibits/dogs-a-science-tail
Journey through the Human Brain at the South Florida Science Center https://www.sfsciencecenter.org/brain
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There is still time to enter the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 2019 Brain Awareness Video Contest. If you want to participate, you should create an entertaining and educational video about a neuroscience concept or activity. Entries are due on June 13, 2019, so don't delay. More information about the contest is available at:
http://www.brainfacts.org/bavc
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A. "Animals That Literally Sleep with One Eye Open" (SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, June, 2019.)
B. "The Flavor of Serendipity" (AMERICAN SCIENTIST, May-June, 2019).
C. "Thinking Like a Computer" (AMERICAN SCIENTIST, May-June, 2019).
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A. Thorazine, an antipsychotic drug approved for use in the United States in 1954, was named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder.
B. Coffea charrieriana is the only known caffeine-free coffee plant.
C. Sweden has issued stamps commemorating the work of several neuroscientists. See these stamps and those from other countries here:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/stamps/stamps.html
D. The South African scorpion (Parabuthus transvaalicus) produces a neurotoxin called Kurtoxin that affects voltage-gated sodium channels and calcium channels on nerve cells.
E. Water/pool activities and basketball account for the most sports-related eye injuries in kids up to 14 years of age. (Source: Prevent Blindness, https://www.preventblindness.org/sports-eye-safety).
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Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.
(e-mail: chudler@u.washington.edu)
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