EEG Activity
A volunteer is hooked up to a simple EEG machine to look at their brain waves when their eyes are open and closed.
placing electrodes
A student and instructor view an EEG trace.
reading EEG

Real Brains
left brain
Students view brains of various animals. Shown at left is a human brain.
scientist with spinal cord
Here a scientist explains how a spinal cord functions, and asks the students what they think of the brain.

Perception Stations
A student hard at work at the Blind Spot exhibit station. student at blind spot station
At the Tryangle Station:  Two students using high-tech equipment (yes, the old Etch-A-Sketch!) to draw triangles multiple times, as a demonstration of the practice effect. students at tryangle station
 
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