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Brain and Neuroscience
Changing Brains Downloadable Kit
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What Makes Us Human
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Neuro Futures Card Game
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Neuro Futures Championship Game
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Changing Brains training videos
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Changing Brains logos
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Online Workshop Recording: Changing Brains - New Tools for Brain Awareness Week & Beyond
Professional Development Resources
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Conversation Lab: Brain Enhancement
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Stand Up Sit Down Icebreaker
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Step into the Shoes of Stakeholders training guide and materials
Projects and White Papers
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A Global Landscape of Neuroscience Public Engagement Efforts and the Potential Nexus of Neuroethics
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Public Engagement with Neuroscience and Society: Conference Report and Vision for a National Informal Neuroscience Education Initiative
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Changing Brains
More Brain and Neuroscience Public Engagement Materials
- Dana Foundation https://dana.org/brain-awareness-week/
- Society for Neuroscience https://www.sfn.org/outreach/brain-awareness-campaign
- BrainFacts https://www.brainfacts.org/
- HowToSmile.org brain activities
- Franklin Institute Neuroscience & Society Curriculum https://fi.edu/en/neuroscience-society-curriculum
Annual Events
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Full calendar of brain-related awareness events from the American Brain Coalition
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Mental Wellness Month (January)
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Mental Health America: https://www.mhanational.org/mental-health-month
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National Alliance of Mental Health: https://www.nami.org
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Brain Awareness Week (mid-March)
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Dana Foundation: https://dana.org/brain-awareness-week/
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Society for Neuroscience: https://www.sfn.org/outreach/brain-awareness-campaign
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National Sleep Awareness Week (mid-March)
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National Sleep Foundation: https://www.thensf.org/sleep-awareness-week/
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MS Awareness Week (mid-March)
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society https://www.nationalmssociety.org/Get-Involved/Raise-Awareness
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Autism AwarenessMonth(April)
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Autism Speaks: https://www.autismspeaks.org
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Parkinson’s Awareness Month (April)
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Parkinson's Foundation: http://www.pdf.org
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Mental Health Awareness Month (May)
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National Alliance of Mental Health: https://www.nami.org
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ALS Awareness Month (May)
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World Brain Day (July 22)
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National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month (November)
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Alzheimer’s Association: http://www.alz.org
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National Epilepsy Awareness Month (November)
Finding STEM Experts
Finding and Collaborating with STEM Experts: see the "Neuroscience" section of the Working with STEM Experts: A Guide for Educators in Museums and Other Informal Learning Settings