The Brain Zone at spectrUM

Here's a classroom activity for teachers!

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Memory Hackers | Manipulating Memories with Optogenetics Learn about optogenetics, a revolutionary technique to map and manipulate memories using lasers, in this video from NOVA: Memory Hackers. Neuroscientist Christine Denny demonstrates the science, which has potential human applications. She puts a mouse in a new environment, causing it to act scared.…

Scientists have found a sixth taste - and it explains our love of carbs Scientists have found evidence that humans can pick up a sixth taste associated with carbohydrate-rich foods.

sounds promising!

New Alzheimer's drug trial clears toxic brain proteins and slows memory loss A new drug trial for Alzheimer’s patients has just been completed, and researchers are calling the results the most promising yet in the fight against the disease.

For the past 5 years, spectrUM and the Big Sky Brain Project’s Brain Zone has been supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health. As this grant sunsets, we are celebrating our team’s role in inspiring the many thousands of budding neuroscientists who have explored hands-on brain activities and neuroscience career pathways at the museum’s Brain Lab and with spectrUM’s statewide mobile science program. Beginning in September, spectrUM will continue offering BrainLab activities from 2-5 pm during museum public hours.

Its the last week of Summer so come on in for some fun, hands-on brain activities this week!

Scientists have found a woman whose eyes have a whole new type of colour receptor After more than 25 years of searching, neuroscientists in the UK recently announced that they've discovered a woman who has an extra type of cone cell - the receptor cells that detect colour - in her eyes.

woah. check out the brain (or lack of brain) scan.

A man who lives without 90% of his brain is challenging our concept of 'consciousness' A French man who lives a relatively normal, healthy life - despite missing 90 percent of his brain - is causing scientists to rethink what it is from a biological perspective that makes us conscious. Despite decades of research, our understanding...

Sign up for Zombie Brain Camp happening next week. Explore the brain of a zombie with Dr. Amanda Duley for 2 days! The kids had a blast last year-this year will be even better.

DIY Neuroscience Experiments & Hacks {Learn Now} How to control machines with your brain and take someone's free will! Click here to get started.

Free Admission to do Brain Dissections Today!

How do scientists Genetically Engineer Organisms to glow? Come find out today!