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Did you know that this is Brain Awareness Week? In 1990 President Bush declared the 90s the Decade of the Brain: "to enhance public awareness of the benefits to be derived from brain research" through "appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities." In support of that initiative The DANA Foundation launched Brain Awareness Week in 1996 as a small initiative in the USA. Although the Decade of the Brain is over, Brain Awareness Week has continued and today it has become international with events and activities being run all over the world.. |
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To mark Brain Awareness Week, perhaps you'd like to test your knowledge of the brain? The link below will take you to a short quiz consisting of just 10 questions. If you score 70% or higher you will get a DANA Foundation certificate. Click here to begin.
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Older drivers 'see too much'New research suggests that the reason some older drivers have difficulty noticing the movement of things around them is not because of their eyes, but rather that their brain allows them to see too much. |
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Risk and RewardScientists have discovered that between the age of 9 and 13 the area of the brain that allows us to make reasoned decisions expands rapidly, thereby helping young people resist peer pressure. |
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My Brain HurtsFans of Monty Python will remember the Mr Gumby character who regularly appeared complaining that his brain hurt. In real life, reaching over-load and feeling that your brain hurts is a real sensation. |
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