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Sherry,
The American Museum or Natural History has a number of brain interactives via their educational programming: http://www.amnh.org/news/2011/07/brain-games-teaching-tools-get-second-life/#more-4274
Camellia Sanford
Senior Researcher
Rockman et al
On Oct 24, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Stephanie Kazmierzak - Esler wrote:
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> Dear Sherry,
>
> I suggest visiting:
> channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/brain-games/
>
> It's National Geographic's Brain Games. I caught a couple episodes a
> while ago and while some of the stuff would be hard to do in a museum
> setting, some of it would be quite easy. Not only that, my 12 year old
> son voluntarily watched every moment of it and loved it. He would love
> to try some of the experiments on his own.
>
> The show deals with perception, memory and visual and optical tricks and
> illusions.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> Stephanie Kazmierzak-Esler
> Science Interpreter
> Orlando Science Center
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> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 12:57 PM
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> Subject: Re: Brain/Memory
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> Hi Sherry,
>
> Last weekend, as part of our annual science festival, a group of eleven
> PhD candidates in neuroscience/psychology/biomedical engineering put on
> The Amazing Brain Carnival. This event is the capstone project for a
> science communication program we've been doing for five years; they will
> do a reprise for our Neuroday event on March 3, 2012. Each of them
> designed or adapted a hands-on activity, with theming, signage,
> relationship to their research, type of research, etc. Together they
> interconnect their activities with content, goals, learning objectives,
> etc. This year's group organized the room around a concept map that
> color-coded the content they wanted to cover: parts of the brain, mental
> abilities, viewing the world, ways to study the brain.
>
> So, three of them dealt with memory in some way through their activity,
> explanatory signage, or description of their research (short-term or
> long-term memory, decisionmaking, learning). Though they're very busy,
> they and our faculty liaison at Washington University might be
> interested in seeing whether their work could help you.
>
> You can contact me off-list if you'd like to pursue this. Ignore typos!
> I'm using my iPhone.
>
> Chris Roman
>
> Christine M. Roman, Ph.D.
> Director, Emerging Technologies
> Saint Louis Science Center
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> From: Sherry Marshall <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 10/24/2011 10:44AM
> Subject: Brain/Memory
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> Anyone have any good suggestions of a single/stand alone (not a full
> exhibition) interactive dealing with memory or the brain? We are
> looking to supplement a current exhibition, but need something with a
> wow factor, and definitely want truly interactive. We have seen lots of
> pre-established exhibitions that don't want to sell just components.
> Any ideas?
>
> -Sherry
>
> Sherry Marshall
> Director, Oklahoma Museum Network
> Science Museum Oklahoma
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