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A Public Information Initiative of the Society for Neuroscience
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Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest entry! People’s Choice voting is open through October 1! 🧠 #BAVC26 vist.ly/5ii2m
Brain Awareness Video Contest: People’s Choice 2026
Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest (BAVC) entry by Oct. 1, 2026, to help crown the 2026 BAVC People’s Choice award.
www.brainfacts.org
September 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest entry! People’s Choice voting is open through October 1! 🧠 #BAVC26 vist.ly/5ii2m
Discover how light influences sleep and wake cycles in mice.
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Mouse Circadian Rhythms Simulation
Discover how light influences sleep and wake cycles in mice.
www.brainfacts.org
September 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Discover how light influences sleep and wake cycles in mice.
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Can you impress a mad, mad neuroscientist? Put together neurons in this animated interactive to find out. vist.ly/5ie58
Make a Mad, Mad Neuron
Can you impress a mad, mad neuroscientist? Put together neurons in this animated interactive to find out.
www.brainfacts.org
September 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Can you impress a mad, mad neuroscientist? Put together neurons in this animated interactive to find out. vist.ly/5ie58
How do PET and MRI scans create images of the brain? vist.ly/5i5eb
Brain Imaging Technologies: PET and MRI Scans
How do PET and MRI scans create images of the brain?
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September 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
How do PET and MRI scans create images of the brain? vist.ly/5i5eb
BrainFacts spoke to neuroscientist Caitlin Taylor about changes linked to the menopause transition and protecting brain health during these years. vist.ly/5hy2u
What Happens in the Brain During Menopause?
BrainFacts spoke to neuroscientist Caitlin Taylor about changes linked to the menopause transition and protecting brain health during these years.
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September 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
BrainFacts spoke to neuroscientist Caitlin Taylor about changes linked to the menopause transition and protecting brain health during these years. vist.ly/5hy2u
Bright Light Neuro is an initiative to enable students to better understand how they think and feel by incorporating neuroscience lessons and activities in the classroom. vist.ly/5hycd
Incorporating Neuroscience Earlier in Education
Bright Light Neuro is an initiative to enable students to better understand how they think and feel by incorporating neuroscience lessons and activities in the classroom.
www.brainfacts.org
September 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Bright Light Neuro is an initiative to enable students to better understand how they think and feel by incorporating neuroscience lessons and activities in the classroom. vist.ly/5hycd
You’ve submitted your videos, and now it’s time to vote for your favorite! People’s Choice award is open Sept 1 – Oct 1! 🧠📽️#BAVC26 vist.ly/5hudf
Brain Awareness Video Contest: People’s Choice 2026
Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest (BAVC) entry by Oct. 1, 2026, to help crown the 2026 BAVC People’s Choice award.
www.brainfacts.org
September 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
You’ve submitted your videos, and now it’s time to vote for your favorite! People’s Choice award is open Sept 1 – Oct 1! 🧠📽️#BAVC26 vist.ly/5hudf
ICYMI: Tiny Brain Models Survive 5 Years in a Dish
And other neuroscience news you may have missed in August 2026. vist.ly/5hpus
And other neuroscience news you may have missed in August 2026. vist.ly/5hpus
ICYMI: Tiny Brain Models Survive 5 Years in a Dish
And other neuroscience news you may have missed in August 2026.
www.brainfacts.org
September 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
ICYMI: Tiny Brain Models Survive 5 Years in a Dish
And other neuroscience news you may have missed in August 2026. vist.ly/5hpus
And other neuroscience news you may have missed in August 2026. vist.ly/5hpus
Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest entry! People’s Choice voting is open through October 1! 🧠 #BAVC26 vist.ly/5hk5f
Brain Awareness Video Contest: People’s Choice 2026
Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest (BAVC) entry by Oct. 1, 2026, to help crown the 2026 BAVC People’s Choice award.
www.brainfacts.org
September 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest entry! People’s Choice voting is open through October 1! 🧠 #BAVC26 vist.ly/5hk5f
Test your class with quick trivia on basic brain anatomy and function. vist.ly/5hbkf
Trivia: Brain Parts and Functions
Test your class with quick trivia on basic brain anatomy and function.
www.brainfacts.org
September 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Test your class with quick trivia on basic brain anatomy and function. vist.ly/5hbkf
Start the school year off with a brain boost! Jump into these interactive activities to help your class learn about neuroscience. vist.ly/5g2eh
Kick Off the School Year With Neuroscience Activities
Start the school year off with a brain boost! Jump into these interactive activities to help your class learn about neuroscience.
www.brainfacts.org
September 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Start the school year off with a brain boost! Jump into these interactive activities to help your class learn about neuroscience. vist.ly/5g2eh
You’ve submitted your videos, and now it’s time to vote for your favorite! People’s Choice award is open Sept 1 – Oct 1! 🧠📽️#BAVC26
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Brain Awareness Video Contest: People’s Choice 2026
Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest (BAVC) entry by Oct. 1, 2026, to help crown the 2026 BAVC People’s Choice award.
www.brainfacts.org
September 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
You’ve submitted your videos, and now it’s time to vote for your favorite! People’s Choice award is open Sept 1 – Oct 1! 🧠📽️#BAVC26
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Harvard researcher Pieter Cohen spoke to BrainFacts about what the labels on U.S. supplements claiming to boost cognitive function don’t tell you. vist.ly/5grea
What Should I Know About “Brain Health” Supplements?
Harvard researcher Pieter Cohen spoke to BrainFacts about what the labels on U.S. supplements claiming to boost cognitive function don’t tell you.
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August 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Harvard researcher Pieter Cohen spoke to BrainFacts about what the labels on U.S. supplements claiming to boost cognitive function don’t tell you. vist.ly/5grea
Can you impress a mad, mad neuroscientist? Put together neurons in this animated interactive to find out.
vist.ly/5gh78
vist.ly/5gh78
Make a Mad, Mad Neuron
Can you impress a mad, mad neuroscientist? Put together neurons in this animated interactive to find out.
www.brainfacts.org
August 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Can you impress a mad, mad neuroscientist? Put together neurons in this animated interactive to find out.
vist.ly/5gh78
vist.ly/5gh78
ICYMI: Researchers Find Key Link Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis.
This and other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026. vist.ly/5gcv2
This and other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026. vist.ly/5gcv2
ICYMI: Researchers Find Key Link Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis
And other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026.
www.brainfacts.org
August 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
ICYMI: Researchers Find Key Link Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis.
This and other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026. vist.ly/5gcv2
This and other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026. vist.ly/5gcv2
Use this guided activity to build neuron models using beads. vist.ly/5g8ma
Building Neurons From Beads
Use this guided activity to build neuron models using beads.
www.brainfacts.org
August 26, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Use this guided activity to build neuron models using beads. vist.ly/5g8ma
You don’t have to separate science research and science outreach. vist.ly/5g4id
This Storefront Lab Turns Brain Research Into Public Science
You don’t have to separate science research and science outreach.
www.brainfacts.org
August 25, 2026 at 4:14 PM
You don’t have to separate science research and science outreach. vist.ly/5g4id
How well do you know the anatomy of your brain? Test yourself with this online quiz. vist.ly/5fy79
Brain Anatomy Quiz
How well do you know the anatomy of your brain? Test yourself with this online quiz.
www.brainfacts.org
August 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
How well do you know the anatomy of your brain? Test yourself with this online quiz. vist.ly/5fy79
ICYMI: Researchers Find Key Link Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis.
This and other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026. vist.ly/5fnta
This and other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026. vist.ly/5fnta
ICYMI: Researchers Find Key Link Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis
And other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026.
www.brainfacts.org
August 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM
ICYMI: Researchers Find Key Link Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis.
This and other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026. vist.ly/5fnta
This and other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026. vist.ly/5fnta
In body dysmorphic disorder, uncontrollable anxiety can disrupt the brain’s visual processing, creating a skewed perception of self and others. vist.ly/5fitu
How Body Dysmorphic Disorder Warps Visual Processing
In body dysmorphic disorder, uncontrollable anxiety can disrupt the brain’s visual processing, creating a skewed perception of self and others.
www.brainfacts.org
August 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
In body dysmorphic disorder, uncontrollable anxiety can disrupt the brain’s visual processing, creating a skewed perception of self and others. vist.ly/5fitu
Test your class with quick trivia on basic brain anatomy and function. vist.ly/5fikq
Trivia: Brain Parts and Functions
Test your class with quick trivia on basic brain anatomy and function.
www.brainfacts.org
August 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Test your class with quick trivia on basic brain anatomy and function. vist.ly/5fikq
Start the school year off with a brain boost! Jump into these interactive activities to help your class learn about neuroscience. vist.ly/5fe8x
Kick Off the School Year With Neuroscience Activities
Start the school year off with a brain boost! Jump into these interactive activities to help your class learn about neuroscience.
www.brainfacts.org
August 19, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Start the school year off with a brain boost! Jump into these interactive activities to help your class learn about neuroscience. vist.ly/5fe8x
How do reflexes like knee-jerk reactions and pupil dilations work? Learn more and test out these two reflexes with this classroom activity. vist.ly/5f9vd
How do reflexes like knee-jerk reactions and pupil dilations work? Learn more and test out these two reflexes with this classroom activity. vist.ly/5f9vd
How do reflexes like knee-jerk reactions and pupil dilations work? Learn more and test out these two reflexes with this classroom activity. vist.ly/5f9vd
www.brainfacts.org
August 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
How do reflexes like knee-jerk reactions and pupil dilations work? Learn more and test out these two reflexes with this classroom activity. vist.ly/5f9vd
Disturbances in this critical sense are often linked to problems with brain health, researchers are learning. @knowablemag.bsky.social vist.ly/5f586
When the Ability to Smell Goes Away
Disturbances in this critical sense are often linked to problems with brain health, researchers are learning.
www.brainfacts.org
August 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Disturbances in this critical sense are often linked to problems with brain health, researchers are learning. @knowablemag.bsky.social vist.ly/5f586
How does a neuron fire? In this hands-on activity, students use dried beans and peas to model sodium and potassium ion movement and discover how neurons generate action potentials. vist.ly/5etpb
Build and Model an Action Potential
How does a neuron fire? In this hands-on activity, students use dried beans and peas to model sodium and potassium ion movement and discover how neurons generate action potentials.
www.brainfacts.org
August 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM
How does a neuron fire? In this hands-on activity, students use dried beans and peas to model sodium and potassium ion movement and discover how neurons generate action potentials. vist.ly/5etpb