We aim to engage students and adults alike in imaginative activities to share the wonders of the brain, and the impact that we can have on our everyday lives by the wisdom about the mind from sciences and sages.
We are planning activities for the Fall of 2023 as well as during the Dana Foundation’s Brain Awareness Week of March 11-17, 2024.
We are looking to partner with faculty, neuroscientists, psychologists, colleges and universities, brain-mind research labs, K-12 schools, professional associations, government agencies, corporations, and more.
Possibilities include:
– Lectures, symposia, panel discussions – in person and online
– Lab tours and open houses at neuroscience, brain and mind laboratories
– Brain fairs with hands-on activities, games, and experiments
– Programs at K-12 schools
– Museum exhibitions about the brain
– Displays at malls, libraries, and community centers
– Art and literature competitions
– Concerts and theatrical performances
– Social media campaigns
– Online activities
Organizing Team
Dr. Ashvin Radiya. Overall lead, teacher, mentor, organizer. After teaching Mindfulness to a cohort of professionals, he led the Group Singing and Group Dancing cohort programs that can help develop many beneficial qualities of a flourishing mind.
Professor James Murray. He studies the neural basis of behavior in the relatively simpler nervous systems of sea slugs. His lab is interested in the mechanisms of navigation and in chemical ecology of toxicity. His lab employs methods including electrophysiology, nerve and tract tracing, immunolabeling of brain cells, and population genetics.