BRAIN EXPO 2008
The largest public education event of its kind in the country
Thanks to all Expo Volunteers!
We weren’t dampened by the rain –
The 2008 program was a great success.
Congratulations to all Our Booth Winners!
Friday’s Booth Winners:
1st Prize:
Dunking Under the Influence
(an exploration of alcohol’s detrimental effects)
2nd Prize:
Apple-Cadabra!
(A taste test of real vs. chemistry pie)
3rd Prize:
Touch-A-Brain!
(Yes – a real human brain!)
Saturday’s Favorites:
VOMIT! When your stomach says NO, the medulla says GO!
by Matt Dewhurst and Elly Winstead
The Incredible Edible Neuron
by Mary Nguyen and Dennis Choi
Friday, April 4, Brain Expo Photo Gallery
Saturday, April 5, Brain Expo Photo Gallery
EXPO IN THE NEWS
Expo 2008 Press Release
Radioline Piece (courtesy Van Jensen, Georgia State University Office of Media Relations)
ABOUT THE EXPO
Brain Awareness Month (BAM)
in Atlanta has become famous for CBN’s annual
Brain Expo. In partnership
with Zoo Atlanta, CBN reaches thousands
during the spring Exposition, the largest public
education event of its type in the country.
At the Expo, children and adults alike learn
about the brain and behavior through interactive
booths on a range of topics from brain anatomy to
learning and memory.
CBN educator and exposition director, Kyle Frantz,
PhD, is pleased that the event continues to grow. “It’s
great to see more people coming specifically to this
event each year. Visitors appear as excited about
our booths as they are about the animals at the zoo.”
Frantz credits the Expo’s success to the
enthusiasm and work of the many volunteers,
including undergraduates, graduate students and professional
scientists. “They truly inspire interest in
neuroscience among students and
the public,” Frantz said.
The Expo is sponsored locally by the Center for
Behavioral Neuroscience and Zoo
Atlanta. National organizations that support
the Expo include the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and a 2007 Public Education Outreach Initiatives Grant from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
EXPO STATION DESCRIPTIONS
Click here for a listing of the Expo's 30 interactive booths.
DIRECTIONS
Getting to Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Map
COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS:
Alzheimer’s Disease Association
American Parkinson’s Disease Association
Apparel Manufacturing
Atlanta Center for Cognitive Therapy
Autism Speaks
Collegiate Neuroscience Society at Georgia State University
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Institute for Biomedical Philosophy
Mental Health America of Georgia
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Society for Neuroscience
Society for Science and the Public (INTEL ISEF)
CONTACTS:
Kyle Frantz, Ph.D.
Expo Director
Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Educator
Georgia State University Assistant Biology Professor
Phone: 404.413.5338
Martha Barker Koontz
Communications and Public Relations
Center for Behavioral Neuroscience
Phone: 404.413.5464
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