NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS NEWSLETTER
Volume 19, Issue 9 (September, 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. Sowing the Seeds of Neuroscience Teacher Workshop
4. Neuroscience for Monks
5. BrainWorks TV Show
6. Society for Neuroscience Meeting
7. Media Alert
8. Treasure Trove of Brain Trivia
9. Support Neuroscience for Kids
10. 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 August including:

A. August Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter was archived
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/news198.html
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2. NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS "SITE OF THE MONTH"

The Neuroscience for Kids "Site of the Month" for September is the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) "Bookshelf" at:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books

The NCBI Bookshelf is like a medical/science library right at your fingertips. Locate books on specific topics just by typing a keyword into the search box or wander through the collections by clicking on "Browse Titles." The word "brain" brought many different books including the second edition of the textbook titled "Neuroscience" by Purves et al. Whether you are a working on a report or a presentation, the "Bookshelf" will likely find you an excellent source of information.
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3. SOWING THE SEEDS OF NEUROSCIENCE TEACHER WORKSHOP

The Sowing the Seeds of Neuroscience (http://www.neuroseeds.org) lessons are being used in middle school classrooms in several states. Teachers who will use the materials this coming school year attended a workshop last month at the University of Washington to learn about the lessons. These teachers can now check out kits with all of the supplies and equipment necessary to teach the lessons.

Here are some photos from the 2015 Teacher Workshop:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109062152188489752309/2015TeacherWorkshop?authuser=0&feat=directlink
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4. NEUROSCIENCE FOR MONKS

Later this month I will be traveling to India for the fifth time to teach neuroscience to a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns. This time I will be in southern India near the town of Bylakuppe. If you like, you can follow me on my trip through my blog at: http://neuroinindia.blogspot.com
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5. BRAINWORKS TV SHOW

A new episode of "BrainWorks," focusing on sports-related concussions, will air on UWTV at 1:30 pm (Seattle time) on Sunday, September 6. But you don't have to wait until Sunday to watch the show! You can watch BrainWorks streaming online right now at:

http://uwtv.org/series/brainworks/

This new BrainWorks episode was funded by Seattle Children's Hospital. During the show, I take five kids to speak with a neurosurgeon involved with building new football helmets to reduce head injuries. The kids also take time to build their own helmets for "Mr. Egghead." Then we talk with an athletic trainer who works the sidelines of youth soccer games and with the head coach and a former player of the University of Washington women's soccer team. Finally, we visit the Cascade Bicycle Club to get a lesson on fitting a bike helmet properly.
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6. SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE MEETING

The annual Society for Neuroscience meeting, where thousands of neuroscientists will gather to discuss their work, will be held from October 15-21, 2015, in Chicago, IL. Although the meeting is intended for active scientific researchers, high school students may also attend if they are accompanied by a chaperone.

Registration for high school students must first be approved by the Society for Neuroscience Public Information & Outreach department. To request approval, you must submit a High School Application Form to registration@sfn.org. The cost for high school students is $45 for one day or $175 for the week. For the application form, scroll down to "High School" here:

http://www.sfn.org/annual-meeting/neuroscience-2015/registration/categories-and-fees
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7. MEDIA ALERT

A. The September/October 2015 issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MIND is on newsstands now with articles about body rhythms, dieting, Parkinson's disease, and sensory processing disorder.

B. In the September, 2015, issue of DISCOVER magazine: "Seeing the Brain's Broken Cables" by Bijal P. Trivedi, "Genetically Engineered Stem Cells Could Be Tomorrow's Cancer Treatment" by Elie Dolgin and "What Is Your Inner Voice Saying" by Cassandra Willyard.

C. "The Most Powerful Movements in Biology" by S.N. Patek and "Do Humans Possess a Second Sense of Hearing?" by Neil Todd in AMERICAN SCIENTIST (September-October 2015).

D. The September 2015 issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN includes "The Quest for Genius in Einstein's Brain" by Brian D. Burrell.
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8. THE TREASURE TROVE OF BRAIN TRIVIA

A. Approximately 25.3 million adults (11.2 percent) in the United States experience pain every day. (Source: Nahin, R.L. Estimates of Pain Prevalence and Severity in Adults: United States, 2012, J. Pain. 16:769-780, 2015.)

B. The trochlear nerve was named by William Molins in 1670.

C. The retina has an area of approximately 2,500 square millimeters.

D. Author Oscar Wilde, in the letter "De Profundis" (1905), wrote: "It is in the brain that the poppy is red, that the apple is odorous, that the skylark sings."

E. An Irish Proverb states: "The beginning of health is sleep."
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9. 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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10. 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)