Let´s take care about our brain

ROSSETTI, M.F; FABRE, N.; SCHUMACHER, R.; CANESINI, G.; RAMOS, J.G

Córdoba

Congreso; 2019 Meeting of Argentine Society for Research in Neurosciences; 2019

Argentine Society for Research in Neurosciences

In order to raise awareness among primary school children about the importance of taking care of our brain through 3 fundamental pillars (healthy food, physical exercise and cognitive activity), we visited elementary schools in the province of Santa Fe and developed the following activities: 1) We explained through a small puppet play and a song how different environments affect the brain´s health. Elements made of cloth and paper that represented the brain, the healthy food, the junk food and physical and cognitive activity, were used. During the play, a neuroscientist explained to her friend (puppet) what the brain was and why it is important to keep it healthy.2) We played a game of ?magnetic fishing?. The students had to "fish" from theground images that represented everything that is good for "stimulating and taking care of" our brain: eating fruits and vegetables, riding a bike, skating, drawing, walking pets, hugging and avoiding things that hurt the brain: fighting, eating lots of goodies, watching a lot of television and getting angry.3) We delivered a present that consisted of a card with a summary of what was learned and a healthy snack.This project was carried out in the context of Brain Awareness Week 2019 and funded by the Argentine Society for research in Neuroscience (SAN). The schools visited were: N°572 Doctor Rodolfo Freyre (Nelson); San José Obrero (Nelson); N° 1277 José Robustiano Aldao (Recreo), y Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia (Rafaela).