Brainy Business

It's me again- Pipper the Scientist Cat- here to give you the skinny on some more resources! Today we're increasing the magnification (zooming in) on neuroscience! That's the study of brain: the cells that comprise it (make it up), how those cells talk to each other, and what they do on a daily/hourly/minutely(?) basis (how they function).

As you can see from my first video recommendation- anyone can learn about neuroscience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUCcsMmZVec 

Remember: Science is for everyone! 

After scowering the vast internet, here are the resources I'd like to recommend to you!

1.  For fun experiment kits that will show you how to model brain activity with electrical signals: https://backyardbrains.com/ 

2. For parents to read: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4380310/

3. For older children to read: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

4. For everyone: check out Brain Awareness Week (typically held in March!) events in your area- local universities usually host interactive, education session with scientists and scientist-in-training (postdoctoral researchers and graduate students) for folks of all ages! Find activities happening near you: http://dana.org/BAW/

As always- never stop learning and exploring! As another famous cat would say- TTFN!