Brainy Days
Brainy Days celebrates neuroscience with events throughout the month of March to educate and engage the community about the benefits of brain research.
Every year, the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute hosts “ Brainy Days ” during the month of March. It is celebration of neuroscience that features free community lectures hosted by many of our researchers and community partners that are committed to promoting brain wellness and reducing the stigma associated with brain disorders.
“Brainy Days” exemplifies Florida Atlantic’s commitment to providing the community with the knowledge needed to maintain brain health and lower one’s risk for brain diseases. Our scientists are committed to conducting world-class research, developing cutting-edge technologies, and training the next generation of neuroscientists.
Dates | Event | Speaker/Host | Location |
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Dates
Thursday, March 7
Lecture 7 – 8 p.m. Book Signing 8 – 9 p.m. |
Event
Gut Feelings - The Gut Microbiome as a Key Regulator of Brain Health Across the Lifespan
Lecture, reception and book signing |
Speaker/Host
John Cryan, Ph.D., Professor and Chair Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Ireland
Hosted by Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute |
Location
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Florida Atlantic MacArthur Campus, Jupiter |
Dates
Tuesday, March 12
Lecture 7 – 8 p.m. Book Signing 8 – 9 p.m. |
Event
Well-being is a Skill
Lecture, reception and book signing Register |
Speaker/Host
Richard Davidson, Ph.D., William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Founder and Chief Visionary for Healthy Minds Innovations, Inc.
Hosted by Nicole Baganz, Ph.D., Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute |
Location
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine,
Gelb Auditorium, Florida Atlantic Boca Raton Campus |
Dates
March 16, 1 – 5 p.m.
March 18, 5 – 8 p.m. March 19, 5 – 8 p.m. |
Event
INSIGHTS at the Institute
Creativity and the Bipolar Brain Art Exhibition |
Speaker/Host
Presented by the Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation, Palm Health Foundation and the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Hosted by Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute |
Location
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Florida Atlantic MacArthur Campus, Jupiter |
Dates
Saturday, March 16
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
Event
BrainSparks!
Hands-on brain fun Free event with paid admission to the Cox Science Center and Aquarium |
Speaker/Host
NeuroSquad
In partnership with the Cox Science Center and Aquarium, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and the Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute |
Location
Cox Science Center and Aquarium
4801 Dreher Trail N. West Palm Beach |
Dates
Thursday, March 21
Cocktails 6 – 7 p.m. Lecture 7 – 8 p.m. Book Signing 8 – 9 p.m. |
Event
Art, Architecture, and Human Well-being
Cocktail hour, lecture and book signing/reception to follow Register: Email Kristian Zambrana |
Speaker/Host
Anjan Chatterjee, Ph.D.,
Professor of Neurology, Psychology, and Architecture, University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics Hosted by Nicole Baganz, Ph.D., Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute |
Location
Cox Science Center and Aquarium
4801 Dreher Trail N. West Palm Beach |
Dates
Saturday, March 23
11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Event
Rhythms of the Brain
Register |
Speaker/Host
NeuroArts symposium presented by Mind, Music, Movement Foundation
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Location
Kravis Center
701 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach |
Dates
Friday, March 29
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
Event
Neural Nexus: Fusing Science, Art, and Creativity
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Speaker/Host
Greg Dunn, Ph.D., Mixed Media Neuroscience Artist Suzanne Nalbantian, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Scholar and Author in Humanities and Neuroscience
Hosted by Robert W. Stackman, Ph.D. and Bethany Stanhope, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University |
Location
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Florida Atlantic MacArthur Campus, Jupiter |
Dates | Event | Speaker or Host | Zoom Recording |
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Dates
March 2 |
Event
Autism Research, Education and Service: Moving the Needle — Right Now, Right Here! |
Speaker or Host
Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Damon Page, Ph.D., Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology Erin Brooker Lozott, EdD, BCBA-D, CCC-SLP, Els for Autism Foundation® Kelley C. Bastien, MSW, Florida Atlantic Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) |
Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 5 |
Event
Autism Speaks Walk |
Speaker or Host
NeuroSquad
In partnership with Florida Atlantic Center for Autism and Related Disabilities |
Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 17 |
Event
Reality+: Virtual Reality and the Puzzling Nature of Existence |
Speaker or Host
David Chalmers, Ph.D.,
Departments of Philosophy and Neural Science, NYU Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness |
Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 18 |
Event
*The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
Lecture, reception and book signing |
Speaker or Host
Sy Montgomery,
Naturalist and Author |
Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 25 |
Event
BrainBlitz! Hands on Brain Fun |
Speaker or Host
NeuroSquad
In partnership with the Cox Science Center and Aquarium |
Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 27 |
Event
When Science Links with the Arts: Research and Alternative Therapies for Parkinson’s and other Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Speaker or Host
Beth Elgort, CSW, Mind, Music and Movement Foundation
Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Julie Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, Florida Atlantic College of Medicine Henriette van Praag, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Voices of Parkinson's Chorus, Movement, Dance and Meditation |
Zoom Recording
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* Offered In conjunction with MindFest: Grand Opening of the Center for the Future Mind
Brainy Days—A Celebration of Neuroscience 2022
Dates | Event | Speaker or Host | Zoom link |
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Dates
February 28 |
Event
“Never Enough: Personal and research experiences of drug addiction” |
Speaker or Host
Judith Grisel, Ph.D. |
Zoom link
Watch Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 6 |
Event
Autism Speaks Walk |
Speaker or Host
NeuroSquad |
Zoom link
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Dates
March 15 |
Event
“Gifts of the Crow” |
Speaker or Host
John Marzluff, Ph.D. |
Zoom link
Watch Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 19 |
Event
Brain Blitz! (Neuroscience fun for kids) |
Speaker or Host
NeuroSquad |
Zoom link
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Dates
March 23 |
Event
"COVID – In It for the Long Haul? How Immune Responses Impact the Brain and Mind” |
Speaker or Host
Ning Quan, Ph.D. |
Zoom link
Watch Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 25 |
Event
Diversity in Science Festival |
Speaker or Host
NeuroSquad and NSO |
Zoom link
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Dates
March 31 |
Event
“The Past, Present, and Future of Alzheimer’s Prevention” |
Speaker or Host
Richard Isaacson, M.D. |
Zoom link
Watch Zoom Recording
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Brainy Days—A Celebration of Neuroscience 2021
Dates | Event | Speaker or Host | Zoom link |
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Dates
March 2 |
Event
How Dogs Love Us: Insights from Brain Imaging |
Speaker or Host
Gregory Berns, Ph.D., professor, Department of Psychology Emory University.
Hosted by Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, Ph.D., R.N., professor, Florida Atlantic Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, and director of Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors® (C-P.A.W.W.). |
Zoom link
Watch Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 4 |
Event
Brains, Minds, and Aliens: The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence and its Relevance to Brain Science |
Speaker or Host
Jill Tarter, Ph.D. Emeritus Chair for SETI Research, SETI Institute,
Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D., Co-Director, Florida Atlantic Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Lab, hosted by Susan Schneider, Ph.D.. Professor of Philosophy and Director, Florida Atlantic Center for the Future Mind. |
Zoom link
Watch Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 9 |
Event
New Insights into Mechanisms and Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease |
Speaker or Host
Allan Levey, Ph.D., chair, Department of Neurology and director of the Alzheimer’s Research Center, Emory University.
Sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Jupiter. |
Zoom link
Watch Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 11 |
Event
Brains on Trial: What Brain Science Tells Us About the Origins and Limits of Responsibility |
Speaker or Host
BJ Casey, Ph.D., director, Fundamentals of the Adolescent Brain Lab, Yale University;
Josh Buckholtz, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Psychology, Center for Brain Science, Harvard University; Carey Haughwout, public defender, Palm Beach County, Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren, presiding county court judge, Misdemeanor Mental Health Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County. Hosted by Wendy Guastaferro, Ph.D., interim director and associate professor, Florida Atlantic School of of Criminology and Criminal Justice. |
Zoom link
Watch Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 19 |
Event
The Mighty Worm: Nobel Prize Powerhouse for the Study of Neurodegenerative Disease |
Speaker or Host
Randy Blakely, Ph.D., professor, Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and executive director, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute,
Peter Rodriguez, graduate student, Florida Atlantic’s Integrative Biology Ph.D. program. Hosted by Becky Mercer, Ph.D., associate dean, Academic Affairs, Palm Beach State College. |
Zoom link
Watch Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 23 |
Event
Brain Gains for Mental Illness: Progress for Science and Society |
Speaker or Host
Audrey Gruss, founder and chairman, Hope for Depression Research Foundation,
Susan G. Amara, Ph.D., scientific director, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). |
Zoom link
Watch Zoom Recording
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Dates
March 27 |
Event
Brain Blitz: Neuroscience Fun for Kids |
Speaker or Host
Hosted by the ASCEND Program at Florida Atlantic and
South Florida Science Center |
Zoom link
Watch Zoom Recording
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