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Brain Day 2017

Wednesday August 23, 2017 9:30am – 1:00pm

Free Family event with fun activities for all ages!

Come to BRAIN DAY at the Nathan Kline Institute in Orangeburg, NY. Learn all about the brain and touch a real human brain! Play brain games! Go on a tour of the state-of-the-art Brain Imaging Suite and talk to researchers about careers in brain science. Hear talks by experts in brain science and mental health. Learn how you can contribute to brain research. Resources for parents and teachers and complimentary refreshments provided. All ages welcome.

The talks take place in one room and the activities are in another. The activities area is open and accessible all day. We have tours of our brain imaging suite where people can see how our research team safely takes pictures of the brain.  Brain imaging researchers will be on hand to discuss the process from the physics of the machine to the details of what it is like to lie down and take a picture of one’s own brain.

Here are some of the activities:

  • View and touch human brain specimens (with gloves!) and learn about brain anatomy.
  • For the younger set, make neurons out of pipe cleaners, solve brain puzzles on paper and color illustrations of brains and neurons.
  • See and hear visual and auditory illusions that demonstrate about how the brain is organized.
  • Participate in a distracted driving simulation that demonstrates the dangers of trying to multitask on the road and teaches why this is a cognitive challenge.
  • Experience the power of automatic behaviors (like reading) and learn how scientists measure the ability to override those automatic behaviors with a simple color naming test.
  • Talk to research scientists about careers in brain science and how you can contribute to research.

Schedule:

9:30                        Doors open

10:00 – 10:15        Welcome to NKI by Kristin Dietz Trautman, LCSW

10:15 – 11:00        How We Study the Brain and What We Know by Michael Milham, MD PhD

11:00 – 12:30        Tours of Research Areas and Brain Imaging Suite

1:00                        End of event

Reservations are recommended for all events.

Call (845) 398-2666 or email RocklandSample@nki.RFMH.org.

Nathan Kline Institute 35 Third Ave (off Old Orangeburg Rd.) Orangeburg, NY 10962

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Events and Public Talks:

At the Nathan Kline Institute, we are committed to serving our community and educating people about science. With that goal, we offer several educational resources free of charge. In order to better meet this goal, we offer the following talks to present at your local venue.

Please click on the link next to the course title to see a brief description:

Child and Adolescent Mental Health: When To Worry, When Not ToRead More

Issues in Diagnosis Versus Labeling of Mental Illness in Children and AdolescentsRead More

When You Say “Yes” and They Say “No:” Skills to Increase Positive Parent-child InteractionsRead More

The NKI Rockland Sample: A Landmark Brain Mapping Study across the Lifespan and What It Means for Rockland CountyRead More

Strategies for Improving Your MemoryRead More

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Cardiovascular Fitness and Your Brain as You Get OlderRead More

Aging Well: Guideposts to Happiness in Later LifeRead More

For more information, or to schedule an event, please contact:
Kristin Dietz Trautman, L.C.S.W.
Research Scientist
Community Outreach Liaison
KTrautman@NKI.RFMH.org
(845) 398-6504

If you are interested in participating in the Rockland Sample Study, please call or fill out a contact form here.