Visit the Grand Rapids Public Museum for Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Neuroscience Fair. Meet scientists and learn about the marvels of the brain – from how it looks, feels and works to how to keep it healthy. The fair includes fun, hands-on activities for the whole family.

This interactive exhibit is part of Brain Awareness Week, a worldwide celebration of the brain for people of all ages, focused on increasing public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research.

Interactive exhibits for all ages

• Dress like a scientist and pose for a photo in the Science Selfie Photo Booth
• FREE with GRPM Admission. Kent County kids age 17 and younger receive free admission every day.
• See, feel and examine a real human brain
• Conduct deep brain stimulation surgery on a gelatin brain
• Extract DNA from a banana
• See brain tricks and learn how the brain produces optical illusions
• Conduct brain safety experiments with raw eggs to learn the importance of wearing a helmet
• Create a model of a nerve cell, or neuron, and all of its components