Students from Amino Venice Charter High School handled human brains this week during Brain Awareness Week and picked up some basic science facts from UCLA faculty and graduate and undergraduate students. Each year, the UCLA Brain Research Institute hosts local middle and high school students, who come to campus to learn about the brain cells, structure and the senses before visiting research labs and touring the campus. This year, demonstrations, workshops and other educational activities were offered to about 300 students from five different schools in underserved areas of L.A. Out and About: A heady subject for middle and high school students
Students from Amino Venice Charter High School handled human brains this week during Brain Awareness Week and picked up some basic science facts from UCLA faculty and graduate and undergraduate students. Each year, the UCLA Brain Research Institute hosts local middle and high school students, who come to campus to learn about the brain cells, structure and the senses before visiting research labs and touring the campus. This year, demonstrations, workshops and other educational activities were offered to about 300 students from five different schools in underserved areas of L.A. 
