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Vote for the 2019 Brain Awareness Week Sticker Design!

October 29, 2018 By in Brain Awareness Week, creativity Tags: , , , Leave a comment

Tis the season to vote in the United States, and the Dana Foundation presents you with an opportunity to have your voice heard! It was difficult to select our finalists from the wonderful designs submitted to our 2019 Brain Awareness Week (BAW) Sticker Design Contest, but we have narrowed it down to five. Now, we need your help to choose our first-, second-, and third-place winners.

Public voting is open from October 29 to November 16. To cast your vote, please visit our survey page and choose your favorite design. Then, share the link with family and friends to help support your favorite finalist! The three designs with the most votes will receive cash prizes.

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Sticker Design Contest for Brain Awareness Week 2019

September 18, 2018 By in Brain Awareness Week, creativity Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

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Fall is in the air, and that means it’s time to start thinking about Brain Awareness Week (BAW) 2019. The March campaign will take place from the 11-17 and unite the efforts of partner organizations worldwide in celebration of the brain. There is no better way to gear up for BAW 2019 than to enter our annual Brain Awareness Week Sticker Design Contest, which is now officially open!

In this competition, we challenge applicants from around the world to design an original sticker that expresses the spirit and mission of Brain Awareness Week. Participants can test their creativity and design skills for a chance to have their art printed and distributed on thousands of stickers during BAW. Continue reading →

Try Some Brainy Pages for National Coloring Book Day

August 2, 2018 By in Awareness, Brain Awareness Week, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment
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Coloring and coloring books have been a popular activity among children for many years and has even re-emerged as a trend for adults. Not only is it fun, coloring can be relaxing and a great way to reduce stress, among other benefits. Today is National Coloring Book Day, and what better way to celebrate than by spending time with your friends, children, grandchildren, or by yourself to sit back and color?

Among its many free downloadable materials for kids and adults, the Brain Awareness Week section of our site features a new series of coloring sheets based on the five classic senses: sight, taste, sound, smell, and touch. While these pages are geared for young children, everyone is welcome to fill them with color and learn a thing or two about how the human body receives sensory information.

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2018 Brain Awareness Video Contest

May 1, 2018 By in Brain Awareness Week, creativity, Media, Neuroeducation, Society for Neuroscience Tags: , , , , , 1 Comment

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Thanks to a growing Brain Awareness Week partnership, we know there are many people out there who are passionate about educating the public about the brain. The Brain Awareness Video Contest, sponsored by the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), provides a wonderful opportunity to reach even more people, and to develop something unique and creative.

Due June 14, these videos must describe a neuroscience concept in less than five minutes, in a fun and captivating way. Anyone can enter! And on top of the sense of accomplishment, the top three winners and the People’s Choice winner receive cash prizes. The first-place winner will also receive a free trip to this year’s SfN annual meeting in sunny San Diego, where the video will be screened at the Brain Awareness Reception.

For contest details, visit the BrainFacts.org website, run by SfN.

Good luck!

2018 Brain Day at NYU

March 16, 2018 By in Aging, Alzheimer's disease, Brain Awareness Week, Events, Memory, Neuroeducation, successful aging & your brain Tags: , , , , , , 1 Comment
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New York University’s Brain Day at NYU Langone Health took place on Tuesday, March 13th, as part of BraiNY and the Dana Foundation’s long-standing collaboration to celebrate Brain Awareness Week! The event included a Brain Fair in the Farkas breezeway, where booths provided information on the brain, displayed models of brains to examine, and, of course, presented some real brains to hold, too. For those looking for a challenge, there was “Brain Jeopardy” for visitors to test their knowledge of the brain. This year, there was even a 3-D printer creating model of brain cells, including a Purkinje cell, a type of neuron found in the cerebral cortex that releases a neurotransmitter called GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)! Dana publications and materials were handed out to attendees, which included many high school students.

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