NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS NEWSLETTER
Volume 21, Issue 5 (May, 2017)

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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. BrainWorks Nominated for NW Emmy Award
  4. Media Alert
  5. Treasure Trove of Brain Trivia
  6. Support Neuroscience for Kids
  7. 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/news2104.html

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2. NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS "SITE OF THE MONTH"

The Neuroscience for Kids "Site of the Month" for May is "Kog Creations" at:

http://kogcreations.com

Do you have trouble getting up in the morning? Perhaps you are a night owl and just can't get out of bed in time for school or work. Now there's an app for you: the "I Can't Wake Up! Alarm Clock" by Kog Creations.

Unlike most alarm clocks, the Kog Creations alarm clock will not turn off until you complete a task such as a math problem, a memory test, order tiles, repeat a pattern, scan a code, rewrite some text, shake your phone, or connect word pairs.

The Kog Creations alarm clock is available for android and iOS phones.

(Of course, use the alarm clock at your own risk. Don't blame Kog Creations or me if you are late!)

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3. BRAINWORKS NOMINATED FOR NW EMMY AWARD

"BrainWorks: Exercise and the Brain"has been nominated for a 2017 54th Northwest Regional Emmy award. I will attend the black tie award ceremony on June 3rd when the winners will be revealed. Watch the nominated BrainWorks episode online at:

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

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4. MEDIA ALERT

A. The May 2017 issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MIND is on newsstands now with articles about pain, laughter, and restoring movement after paralysis.

B."Schizophrenia's Unyielding Mysteries" by Michael Balter (SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, May, 2017).

C. "Garden Greenery is Brainier Than You Think" by Martz Zaraska and "Designing a Moral Machine" by Jonathon Keats (DISCOVER magazine, May, 2017)

D. "What is Genius" is the cover story of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine (May, 2017).

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5. THE TREASURE TROVE OF BRAIN TRIVIA

A. Sesame Street, the kids TV show, has announced that Julia, its newest Muppet, will have autism. (Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/julia-sesame-street-new-muppet-autism/)

B. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that drowsy driving killed 846 people in 2014. (Source: https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drowsy-driving)

C. Nobel prize-winning neuroscientists with birthdays in May: Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852), Robert Barany (1876), Julius Axelrod (1912), Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson (1934), Stanley Prusiner (1942), Paul Lauterbur (1929).

D. William Shakespeare (from King Henry VI, part II Act III, scene I) wrote: "My brain more busy than the labouring spider | Weaves tedious snares to trap mine enemies."

E. Diffusion Tensor Imaging is a method used to visualize the brain's white matter.

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6. 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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7. 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)