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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 February including:
A. February Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter was archived
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/news2702.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/
D. New NeuroCalendars<
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurocal.html
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The Neuroscience for Kids "Site of the Month" for March is "Mentoring in Neuroscience Discovery at Sinai (MiNDS)" at:
MiNDS is a web site with lessons and activities about neuroscience for young children that is a great site to explore before, during and after this month's Brain Awareness Week. Visit "Lessons," under "Education and Media" for five simple lessons about the brain, neurons and the senses. Turn to the "Brain Facts" section of the site for some easy-to-understand information about neuroscience and brain myths. Another great feature of MiNDS is the archived videos and podcasts including materials that were created for past Brain Awareness Weeks.
If you are in New York, stop by MiNDS Brain Awareness Week activities (https://www.mindatsinai.com/brain-awareness-week-events): The Brain Fair on March 14, 2023; the Friedman Brain Institute Special Lecture on March 16, 2023; Brain-Body Special Lecture on March 17, 2023.
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Winners of the 2023 NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS DRAWING CONTEST have been announced. You can see the winning entries at:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/contest23.html
__________________________________________________________The Allen Institute will be hosting a Teacher Academy for middle and high school science teachers interested in touring their facilities, connecting with scientists, learning about careers in STEM, and incorporating neuroscience open data into classrooms. The workshop will take place at the Allen Institute (Seattle, WA), 4-6 pm on March 22 and March 29, 2023. Participants will have parking validated, receive a $200 stipend, and have an opportunity to purchase five STEM clock hours. Applications are due on March 6, 2023:
https://alleninstitute.org/events/2023-spring-teacher-academy/
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Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is this month! I hope you will participate at your own school or in your neighborhood. For more information about BAW, visit the Dana Foundation web site at:
https://www.brainawareness.org/
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A. "A Multi-species Map of Intelligence" is the cover story of AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED magazine (January 5, 2023).
B. "Long COVID and the Brain" is the cover story of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN (March, 2023).
C. "Electric You" is the cover story of NEW SCIENTIST (February 25, 2023).
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A. Chickens are not sensitive to the pain-inducing chemical (capsaicin) in hot chili peppers (Source: Jordt, S.E. and Julius, D. Molecular basis for species-specific sensitivity to "hot" chili peppers. Cell. 108:421-430. 2002).
B. Scientists have found the fossilized brain of a fish that is approximately 319 million years old (Source: Figueroa, R.T., et al., Exceptional fossil preservation and evolution of the ray-finned fish brain. Nature (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05666-1).
C. Professional soccer players in Scotland are banned from heading the ball the day before and the day after games. The rule comes after review of research that shows heading the ball can affect the brain (Source: Scottish Football Association, https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/).
D. The Earth Species Project is trying to use artificial intelligence to understand communication in non-human animals (Source: https://www.earthspecies.org/).
E. "The Amygdaloids" and "Pavlov's Dogz" are two rock bands with musicians who are all scientists.
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Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.