Changing Brains

A reminder that the Brain Development Lab and many other researchers will be highlighted on NOVA at 9pm on your local PBS station.

School of the Future — NOVA | PBS

A study in Zurich is showing that not only are trauma-related behaviors transmitted epigentically, but so are its reversal.

Not only trauma but also the reversal of trauma is inherited Behaviors caused by traumatic experiences in early life are reversible. Researchers could demonstrate that environmental enrichment allows trauma-related symptoms in mice to be reversed. This is the first evidence that positive environmental factors can correct behavioral alterations which would oth...

Some news out of Finland about how education can fight inequality.

Finland’s fighting inequality with education, and winning. What’s their secret? Finland has remade its education system to help kids like Lara Osman – born to poor, immigrant parents – grow up to be middle-class success stories. Doug Saunders reports

An interesting read about how to promote thriving children.

Factors that help children thrive in the face of adversity: Research suggests certain family,... Research shows that people who experience four or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as economic hardship, exposure to violence or the death of a loved one, are more likely to have lasting physical and mental health problems. But new research suggests that certain family, social and com...

Thanks to everyone who participated!

The Brain Awareness Expo was a success! Next Up: Brain Trivia - Tuesday, 3/12, 7pm at Barnlight. Come for food, drinks, and prizes!!

Sign up for the 2013 Jog Your Brain 5K! Walkers, joggers, and runners welcome! If you sign up by 10pm Monday, March 4, you'll be entered into a drawing with great prize options - Eugene Emeralds tickets, a restaurant gift card, or passes to the Oregon Zoo! Tell your friends!! Sign up here: http://eclecticedgeracing.com/Jog_Your_Brain_5K.html

Jog Your Brain 5K Check out http://eclecticedgeracing.com!

Check out this great infographic about brain development!

http://tinyurl.com/cydw3o4

Our own Brittany Smith created this cartoon about the brain, and it's a Top 10 Finalist at the Society for Neuroscience's Brain Awareness Video Contest! "Wyatt ERP: Shootin' from the Hippocampus"
Watch and Vote for it Here: http://www.sfn.org/baw/PeoplesChoice.aspx

http://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2012/7/university-oregon-study-shows-deaf-brain-processes-touch-differently

University of Oregon study shows the deaf brain processes touch differently | Communications EUGENE, Ore. — (July 10, 2012) — Contrary to a common school of thought, the auditory area of the brain of a person born deaf can function even without auditory stimulation, responding instead to vision and touch, researchers at the University of Oregon have found.The discovery could influence how d...

Stop by Ninkasi Brewing anytime today! They're donating 25% of sales toward translating Changing Brains into Spanish! We'll be there from 5-9pm with some brain trivia and prizes!

Come join us for delicious beer and Dump City Dumplings!