BrainU 2000 Schedule

All events are scheduled for 6-135 Jackson unless otherwise noted.

Monday July 17th, 2000

Theme: Macro/Microstructure

7:30-8:00 am             Arrive on campus, breakfast
8:00-8:15 am             Baseline Knowledge and Confidence Assessment
8:15-8:30 am             Introductions, general comments (Lee Schmitt, Carrie MacNabb)
8:30-9:30 am             The 3 Pound Universe in Your Head (Tim Ebner)
9:30-10:30 am           Explain Your Brain (Jeff McLennan, Carrie MacNabb)
10:30-10:45 am        Discussion and coffee
10:45-11:45 am        Exhibit Area (Jim Heintzman, Jeff, Carrie) BSBE 6-101
1:00-2:30 pm             What’s in a Brain? (Jan Dubinsky, Jeff, Carrie) LAB 3-331 MoosTower
2:30-3:30 pm             What makes the Brain Work? (Jan)
3:30-3:45 pm             Snack
3:45-4:30 pm             Stations to look at interesting slide material (Jan, Jeff, Carrie) Discussion of neuron                                               anatomy/physiology. Examine human brains, healthy and diseased
4:30-5:00 pm             Discussion (Lee, Carrie, Jeff) Lab 3-331 MoosT

Tuesday July 18th, 2000

Theme: How brains work, how we know

7:30-8:00 am             Arrive on campus, breakfast
8:00-8:15 am             Orientation to day’s events  (Lee, Carrie, Jeff)
8:15-9:00 am             Sensory Systems, how they work  (Kathy Zahs)
9:00-9:30 am             Altered Reality activity (Jeff, Carrie)
9:30-10:15 am           Rotations through 2 cellular labs using sensory systems (Zahs 3-136 Jackson, Newman 3-153                                                       Jackson) switch at 9:50am
10:15-10:30 am        Discussion and coffee
10:30-11:15 am        Motor Systems, how they work (Dick Poppele)
11:15-12:00pm         Rotations through 2 Motor labs (Poppele 3-145 Jackson, Jan Hondinski 3-114 Jackson) switch                                                 at 11:35am
1:00-4:00 pm             Rotations through 2 Imaging Demonstration/Labs (switch at 2:30pm) EEG/ERP in Chuck                                          Nelson’s lab (Kelly Snyder- Elliot Hall 419 (not N419)) and the fMRI at Center for Magnetic                                          Resonance Research ( Kamil Ugurbil, Scott Lewis)
4:00-5:00 pm             Discussion (Lee, Carrie, Jeff) 6-135 Jackson or Northrop plaza

Wednesday July 19th, 2000

Theme: Model systems

7:30-8:00 am             Arrive on campus, breakfast
8:00-8:15 am             Orientation to day’s events  (Lee, Carrie, Jeff)
8:15-8:45 am             Discussion of action plans, teacher ideas (Lee, Carrie, Jeff)
8:45-9:45 am             Diseases of the Brain, What Happens? (Brent Clark)
9:45-10:45 am           Connect the Neurons activity (snack)- extend into neural networks (Jeff, Carrie, Jan)
10:45-11:1 5 am       Transit to St. Paul campus
11:15-12:15 pm        Invertebrate Neurobiology (Karen Mesce)
1:
30-2:30 pm             CaenoWHAT? (Jocelyn Shaw – Biosciences 176)
2:30-4:30 pm             Worm activities: How do they move and sense their enviroment? What’s wrong with these                                                worms (mutants)?
4:30-4:45 pm             Shuttle back to Mpls. Campus

Thursday July 20th, 2000

Theme: Experimental Design and Behavior

7:30-8:00 am             Arrive on campus, breakfast
8:00-8:15 am             Orientation to day’s events  (Lee, Carrie, Jeff)
8:15-9:00 am             C. elegans, extensions into the classroom, experimental design ideas (Lee, Jeff, Carrie)
9:00-9:45 am             Web based resources (Eric Chudler)
9:45-10:00 am           Walk to computer labs
10:00-10:45am         Neuroscience for Kids (Eric Chudler- Lind Hall 26)
10:45-11:15 am        Neuroscience Web Jig-saw activity
11:15-11:45 pm        Transit to Science Museum of MN
1:00-3:15 pm             Illuminated Brain Show at 1:30pm Perception Theater, Human Body Gallery (Lee)
3:15-3:30 pm             Snack
3:30-4:15 pm             Kit Resources (Jim Heintzman - Classrooms 5/6)
4:15-5:00 pm             Education standards, discussion (Lee, Jeff, Carrie Classrms 5/6)

Friday July 21st, 2000

Theme: Design and Synthesis

7:30-8:00 am             Arrive on campus, breakfast
8:00-8:15 am             Orientation to day’s events  (Lee, Carrie, Jeff)
8:15-9:15 am             Drug Interactions in the Brain (George Wilcox)
9:15-10:30 am           Action plan design (Lee, Jeff, Carrie)
10:30-10:45 am        Discussion and coffee
10:45-12:00 pm        A-Mazing Memory (Linda McLoon)
12:00-1:00 pm           Lunch
1:00-2:00 pm             Action plan, pedagogy, discussion of other desired information/support (Lee, Jeff, Carrie)
2:00-3:30 pm             Focus group discussion (Eileen Harris, Carrie)
3:30-3:45pm              Closing comments (Lee, Carrie)