Bernstein Events during Brain Awareness Week 2012
March 12 - 18, 2012
The Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign that aims at increasing public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research. Every March, universities, hospitals, government agencies, patient groups, etc. organize creative and innovative activities to educate and excite people of all ages about the brain and brain research. Supported by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and European Dana Alliance for the Brain and many local initiatives, the 17th Brain Awareness Week will take place from March 12-18, 2012.
Also scientists from the Bernstein Network contribute actively to the Brain Awareness Week 2012:
| Venue | Date/Time | Event | Organizer | Contact | ||
| Berlin www.baw-berlin.de | ||||||
Humboldt Graduate School | March 12 10 a.m. | For pupils grade 10-12 | Bernstein Center Berlin, Berlin School of Mind & Brain, International Graduate Program Medical Neurosciences | Margret Franke | ||
| Urania An der Urania 17 | March 12 | Discussion: Stroke and balanced diet (in German) | ||||
| 7:30 p.m. | Talk: Social emotions from the view of neuroscience: empathy, compassion and the possibility of training them | |||||
| Start: 5 p.m. | Education fair: Graduate programs "Berlin School of Mind & Brain", "International Graduate Program Computational Neuroscience" and "International Program Medical Neurosciences" present their Master- and PhD programs | |||||
| March 14 8 p.m. | Movie: Kandel - | |||||
| die gelbe Villa Wilhelms- höhe 10 | March 15 3 p.m. | Workshop for elementary school children (registration required): Brain models, brain puzzles and brain cookies, etc. for playfully becoming acquainted with the brain and its functions | ||||
Humboldt | March 15 6 p.m. | Dokumentary movie: | ||||
Servicepoint Stroke | March 12-16 | Exhibition: Enception - | ||||
"Berliner Fenster" in | March 12-16 | Short movies | ||||
| Freiburg | ||||||
Bernstein Center Freiburg (BCF) | March 12 | Panel discussion with Prof. Britta Schinzel, Prof. John-Dylan Haynes (BCCN Berlin), Prof. Cornelius Weiller (BCF): Imaging methods in the neurosciences: where does imaging end and imagination start? | Bernstein Center Freiburg | |||
March 14 | Teacher-Student-Day: Create a brain with modeling clay! (Registration via e-mail through teacher until March 9, number of participants limited, in German) | |||||
| Göttingen | ||||||
Paulinerkirche | March 15 | Talks: Prof. Hans Scherberger (BCCN Göttingen) "Neuro-prostheses: Grasping, just with the brain?" | DFG Research Center Molekular Physiology of the Brain | |||
| Heidelberg | ||||||
Im Neuenheimer Feld 327 | March 16 10 a.m. | NWG Course for Teachers: | IZN Heidelberg | Andreas Draguhn | ||
