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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 June including:
A. June Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter was archived
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/news2606.html
B. New Neuroscience in the News
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/inthenews.html
C. Visit or follow my Instagram site with neuroscience facts and trivia:
https://www.instagram.com/ericchudler/
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The Neuroscience for Kids "Site of the Month" for July is "The Neuron Family" at:
Maria Zamfir is a graduate student at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) who has created a web site with drawings of a neuron cartoon family to share her interest in neuroscience. Maria sketches and watercolors her illustrations, gives the neurons a name and then adds a short description about how each family member has something to do with neuroscience. I know it sounds unusual, but the drawings are excellent.
Click on "Meet the Family" to see the current line up including Tennis Neuron, Lady GABA, Curious Neuron, Biking Neuron and others. The descriptions of some of the neurons could use a bit more detail or links for more information, but "The Neuron Family" is a fun, creative way to learn about neuroscience. I hope the Neuron Family continues to grow.
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There are only a few more days before the July 5, 2022 deadline to enter the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Brain Awareness Video Contest to "showcase entertaining and educational neuroscience concepts and activities." If you are not a SfN member, then you have to find a SfN member to sponsor and submit your video. For the video contest rules and guidelines, see:
https://www.brainfacts.org/for-educators/programs-and-events/bavc-rules-and-guidelines
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The deadline for submissions, with a special high school student category, for the International Neuroethics Society/International Youth Neuroscience Association Neuroethics Essay Contest is July 11, 2022. Winners will receive a free 1-year International Youth Neuroscience Association membership, a $250 prize, and free registration to the 2022 International Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting. Contest rules are available at:
https://neuroethicsessaycontest.com/call/
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A. "The Power of Touch" is the cover story of the June 2022 issue of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine.
B. The July 2022 issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MIND is now on newsstands.
C. "How A.I. Will Change Medicine Forever" is the cover story of the July/August 2022 issue of DISCOVER magazine.
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A. Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel will retire from Columbia University on August 31, 2022 (Source: https://president.columbia.edu/news/eric-kandel).
B. Last month the drug named "AMX0035 (Albriozo)" was approved in Canada to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease).
C. The average number of neurons in a fruit fly brain (D. melanogaster) is 199,380; the average number of neurons in a mosquito brain (Ae. Aegypti) is 217,910 (Source: Raji, J.I. and Potter, C.J., The number of neurons in Drosophila and mosquito brains, PLoS One. 2021 May 14;16(5):e0250381. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250381).
D. Gabby Beans, who double majored in neuroscience and theatre at Columbia University, was nominated for a 2022 Tony Award for her performance in the play "The Skin of Our Teeth.
E. Norwegian Proverb: "Ask for advice, and then use your brain."
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Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.