NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS NEWSLETTER
Volume 17, Issue 5 (May, 2013)

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In this issue:

1. What's New at Neuroscience for Kids
2. Neuroscience for Kids Site of the Month
3. The Little Book of Neuroscience Haiku
4. Brain Awareness Video Contest
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. April Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter was archived
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/news174.html

B. May and June Neurocalendars
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/pdf/may13.pdf
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/pdf/jun13.pdf

In April, 3 new figures were added and 21 pages were modified.
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2. NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS "SITE OF THE MONTH"

The Neuroscience for Kids "Site of the Month" for May is "Neurocomic" at: http://www.neurocomic.org/

It may be a little early to tell you about Neurocomic, but it is definitely a web site to watch. Neurocomic will eventually be a graphic novel that takes readers on a journey into neuroscience. The work is the product of comic artist Matteo Farinella and neuroscientist Dr. Hana Ros (University College London) and is supported by a Wellcome Trust People Award.

The Neurocomic web site gives visitors a look at how the novel is being created. In the "Gallery" you can see artwork for the novel and some photographs of the developers working on the project. The "Film" section of the site also shows the developers at work in a short video. The book should be released in the UK in 2013.
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3. THE LITTLE BOOK OF NEUROSCIENCE HAIKU

I am pleased to announce the publication of my new book "The Little Book of Neuroscience Haiku" (W.W. Norton and Co., Inc, 2013). The book contains more than 100 haiku-style poems divided into the chapters "People," "Places" and "Things." Each poem is followed by a brief explanation to interpret the haiku. See:

http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=4294972316
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4. BRAIN AWARENESS VIDEO CONTEST

Do you have an idea for a video about the brain? It could win you $1,000 and a trip to San Diego for the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. Completed videos must be received by the Society for Neuroscience on June 10, 2013. Rules, prizes and entry information are available at:

http://www.brainfacts.org/BAVC
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5. MEDIA ALERT

A. The May 2013 issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MIND has the articles "Why We Cheat," "Calisthenics for a Child's Mind," "An Appetite for Aggression," "Solving the Mystery of MS," "Calming a Turbulent Mind," and "A Trip Out of Depression."

B. The May 2013 issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN has the article "Seeds of Dementia: What do Alzheimers, Parkinsons and Lou Gehrigs Have in Common?" by Lary C. Walker and Mathias Jucker.

C. "An Uncommon Pain. Living with the mystery of headache" by Sallie Tisdale (HARPER'S MAGAZINE, May, 2013).

D. "What Can We Learn from a Brain?" is an exhibit at the National Museum of Health and Medicine (Silver Spring, MD; http://www.medicalmuseum.mil) through May 31, 2013. The exhibit features maps and photographs of Albert Einstein's brain.

E. Check out "BrainGames" on the National Geographic channel, every Monday at 9 pm through June 24. See:

http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
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6. THE TREASURE TROVE OF BRAIN TRIVIA

A. The average wait in 2012 for new patients to see a neurologist is 34.8 business days.

B. The average wait for a follow-up visit to see a neurologist is 30.0 days.

C. The average wait time for new neurosurgery patient visits is 24.1 days (and 20.3 days for family practice, 16.8 days for orthopedic surgery, and 15.5 days for cardiology).

D. The need for child neurologists is high: in 2012, 39% of children's hospitals reported vacancies of 12 months or longer for child neurologists.

E. The average patient wait times to see a child neurologist is 45 business days.

Bonus fact: The demand for neurologists will increase from 18,180 in 2012 to 21,440 by 2025.

(All above data from "Supply and demand analysis of the current and future US neurology workforce", Timothy M. Dall, Michael V. Storm, Ritashree Chakrabarti, Oksana Drogan, Christopher M. Keran, Peter D. Donofrio, Victor W. Henderson, Henry J. Kaminski, James C. Stevens, and Thomas R. Vidic, in NEUROLOGY, 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318294b1cf; published ahead of print April 17, 2013.)
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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)