As high school students at lab tables leaned in to see, two University of Florida neuroscience students each lifted a sheep brain in their palms.
The students passed around models of brains of a bird, frog and pigeon, inspecting them for differences, and then, scalpels raised, began the sheep brain dissection.
The presentation at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School was one of 16 last week by UF neuroscience students who deployed into public schools to spread excitement about brain science. For elementary students, interactive demonstrations included a “super-taster” test (if test paper tastes bitter, it means you’re a super taster) and a jelly bean test to teach how smell influences taste.
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