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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 2h

BrainFacts wants your feedback! Please take this five-minute survey to share your experience. Your input will help us improve the website and advance our mission to empower people to understand the brain. vist.ly/5khtg

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 29/09/2026

We’d love your feedback! Please take 5 minutes to fill out our survey about your experience with BrainFacts. Your insights will help us enhance the website and continue our mission of empowering everyone to understand the brain. Thank you! vist.ly/5kbef

Website Survey: BrainFacts Wants Your Input

Website Survey: BrainFacts Wants Your Input

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 6h

Do brains operate like a straightforward domino chain? Or more like an unpredictable weather pattern? Nicole Rust discusses how some neuroscientists are considering these questions, challenging how we understand brain function and disorder. #AskaNeuroscientist @nicolecrust.bsky.social

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 7h

Researchers have mapped brain activity during reading, identifying specific locations involved in every step of this complex skill. vist.ly/5kgbd

Researchers have mapped brain activity during reading, identifying specific locations involved in every step of this complex skill. vist.ly/5kgbd

Researchers have mapped brain activity during reading, identifying specific locations involved in every step of this complex skill. vist.ly/5kgbd

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 29/09/2026

Print out 3D-printed models of different animal brains for the classroom, lab — or just for fun. vist.ly/5kc8x

3D-Printed Animal Brain Models

Print out 3D-printed models of different animal brains for the classroom, lab — or just for fun.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 29/09/2026

Neuroscientist Earl K. Miller proposes a new way to think about how brain waves act as an organizing force powering cognition. vist.ly/5kbtq

How Does the Brain Control Itself?

Neuroscientist Earl K. Miller proposes a new way to think about how brain waves act as an organizing force powering cognition.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 29/09/2026

We’d love your feedback! Please take 5 minutes to fill out our survey about your experience with BrainFacts. Your insights will help us enhance the website and continue our mission of empowering everyone to understand the brain. Thank you! vist.ly/5kbef

Website Survey: BrainFacts Wants Your Input

Website Survey: BrainFacts Wants Your Input

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 28/09/2026

It’s better to space learning out rather than cram. New research suggests separating learning periods 24 hours apart may be the best way to boost memory consolidation. vist.ly/5k79z

Sea Slug Study Hints at Optimal Timing Intervals for Forming Long-Term Memories

It’s better to space learning out rather than cram. New research suggests separating learning periods 24 hours apart may be the best way to boost memory consolidation.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 28/09/2026

What happens to memory when someone has Alzheimer’s or PTSD? Nicole Rust briefly tells us why these conditions can change the way we remember. #AskaNeuroscientist @nicolecrust.bsky.social

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 28/09/2026

BrainFacts wants your feedback! Please take this five-minute survey to share your experience. Your input will help us improve the website and advance our mission to empower people to understand the brain. vist.ly/5k642

BrainFacts wants your feedback! Please take this five-minute survey to share your experience. Your input will help us improve the website and advance our mission to empower people to understand the brain. vist.ly/5k642

BrainFacts wants your feedback! Please take this five-minute survey to share your experience. Your input will help us improve the website and advance our mission to empower people to understand the brain. vist.ly/5k642

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 25/09/2026

Kids from immigrant backgrounds in the U.S. often struggle to develop fluency in two languages. Many factors — parental misconceptions, the lack of support in schools and social attitudes — play a role. vist.ly/5jvac

How a Child Becomes Bilingual — and What Can Be Done to Help Them Get There

Kids from immigrant backgrounds in the U.S. often struggle to develop fluency in two languages. Many factors — parental misconceptions, the lack of support in schools and social attitudes — play a role.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 25/09/2026

Help us shape the future of BrainFacts! 🌟 Take just 5 minutes to share your insights in our brief survey. Your feedback is crucial in enhancing our website and empowering individuals to unlock the mysteries of the brain. Join us in making a difference! vist.ly/5ju46

Website Survey: BrainFacts Wants Your Input

Website Survey: BrainFacts Wants Your Input

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 24/09/2026

You’ve submitted your videos, and now it’s time to vote for your favorite! People’s Choice award is open Sept 1 – Oct 1! 🧠📽️#BAVC26 vist.ly/5jqu8

Brain Awareness Video Contest: People’s Choice 2026

Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest (BAVC) entry by Oct. 1, 2026, to help crown the 2026 BAVC People’s Choice award.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 24/09/2026

Are short-term and long-term memories kept in the same part of the brain? Nicole Rust explains the difference between these two types of memories and where we stash them. #AskaNeuroscientist @nicolecrust.bsky.social

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 23/09/2026

Help us shape the future of BrainFacts! 🌟 Take just 5 minutes to share your insights in our brief survey. Your feedback is crucial in enhancing our website and empowering individuals to unlock the mysteries of the brain. Join us in making a difference! vist.ly/5jkcv

Website Survey: BrainFacts Wants Your Input

Website Survey: BrainFacts Wants Your Input

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 23/09/2026

A century old test to identify children struggling in school evolved into assessments to determine intelligence. But should it have? vist.ly/5jjrb

The Past and Future of the IQ Test

A century old test to identify children struggling in school evolved into assessments to determine intelligence. But should it have?

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 23/09/2026

Can physical activity improve memory? Put this question to the test in this hands-on experiment. vist.ly/5jj6e

Exercise and Memory Experiment

Can physical activity improve memory? Put this question to the test in this hands-on experiment.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 22/09/2026

Meet Nicole Rust, a professor and brain researcher who studies mood and memory at the University of Pennsylvania. 🧠 #AskaNeuroscientist @nicolecrust.bsky.social

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 22/09/2026

Researchers have mapped brain activity during reading, identifying specific locations involved in every step of this complex skill. vist.ly/5je9x

What Happens to Your Brain When You Are Reading?

Researchers have mapped brain activity during reading, identifying specific locations involved in every step of this complex skill.

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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A short survey from @brainfacts.org collecting information on how people use their site (a great resource for info about the brain, by the way!) www.brainfacts.org/about/websit...

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 21/09/2026

BrainFacts needs your feedback! Please complete this 5-minute survey to help us understand your experiences with BrainFacts. Your input will help us to improve the website and fulfill our mission of empowering people to understand the brain. 🧠 vist.ly/5jag8

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 21/09/2026

Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest entry! People’s Choice voting is open through October 1! 🧠 #BAVC26 vist.ly/5ja86

Brain Awareness Video Contest: People’s Choice 2026

Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest (BAVC) entry by Oct. 1, 2026, to help crown the 2026 BAVC People’s Choice award.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 21/09/2026

Nestled between two larger cells, this tiny neuron helps transform head direction signals into a sense of spatial orientation. vist.ly/5j9su

Tiny Neuron Plays Big Role in Navigation

Nestled between two larger cells, this tiny neuron helps transform head direction signals into a sense of spatial orientation.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 19/09/2026

You’ve submitted your videos, and now it’s time to vote for your favorite! People’s Choice award is open Sept 1 – Oct 1! 🧠📽️#BAVC26 vist.ly/5j46e

Brain Awareness Video Contest: People’s Choice 2026

Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest (BAVC) entry by Oct. 1, 2026, to help crown the 2026 BAVC People’s Choice award.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 17/09/2026

Start the school year off with a brain boost! Jump into these interactive activities to help your class learn about neuroscience. vist.ly/5iucb

Kick Off the School Year With Neuroscience Activities

Start the school year off with a brain boost! Jump into these interactive activities to help your class learn about neuroscience.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 15/09/2026

Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest entry! People’s Choice voting is open through October 1! 🧠 #BAVC26 vist.ly/5ii2m

Brain Awareness Video Contest: People’s Choice 2026

Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest (BAVC) entry by Oct. 1, 2026, to help crown the 2026 BAVC People’s Choice award.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 15/09/2026

Discover how light influences sleep and wake cycles in mice. ttps://www.brainfacts.org/for-educators/for-the-classroom/2026/mouse-circadian-rhythms-simulation-091426

Mouse Circadian Rhythms Simulation

Discover how light influences sleep and wake cycles in mice.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 14/09/2026

Can you impress a mad, mad neuroscientist? Put together neurons in this animated interactive to find out. vist.ly/5ie58

Make a Mad, Mad Neuron

Can you impress a mad, mad neuroscientist? Put together neurons in this animated interactive to find out.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 11/09/2026

How do PET and MRI scans create images of the brain? vist.ly/5i5eb

Brain Imaging Technologies: PET and MRI Scans

How do PET and MRI scans create images of the brain?

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 10/09/2026

BrainFacts spoke to neuroscientist Caitlin Taylor about changes linked to the menopause transition and protecting brain health during these years. vist.ly/5hy2u

What Happens in the Brain During Menopause?

BrainFacts spoke to neuroscientist Caitlin Taylor about changes linked to the menopause transition and protecting brain health during these years.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 10/09/2026

Bright Light Neuro is an initiative to enable students to better understand how they think and feel by incorporating neuroscience lessons and activities in the classroom. vist.ly/5hycd

Incorporating Neuroscience Earlier in Education

Bright Light Neuro is an initiative to enable students to better understand how they think and feel by incorporating neuroscience lessons and activities in the classroom.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 09/09/2026

You’ve submitted your videos, and now it’s time to vote for your favorite! People’s Choice award is open Sept 1 – Oct 1! 🧠📽️#BAVC26 vist.ly/5hudf

Brain Awareness Video Contest: People’s Choice 2026

Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest (BAVC) entry by Oct. 1, 2026, to help crown the 2026 BAVC People’s Choice award.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 08/09/2026

ICYMI: Tiny Brain Models Survive 5 Years in a Dish And other neuroscience news you may have missed in August 2026. vist.ly/5hpus

ICYMI: Tiny Brain Models Survive 5 Years in a Dish

And other neuroscience news you may have missed in August 2026.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 07/09/2026

Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest entry! People’s Choice voting is open through October 1! 🧠 #BAVC26 vist.ly/5hk5f

Brain Awareness Video Contest: People’s Choice 2026

Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest (BAVC) entry by Oct. 1, 2026, to help crown the 2026 BAVC People’s Choice award.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 04/09/2026

Test your class with quick trivia on basic brain anatomy and function. vist.ly/5hbkf

Trivia: Brain Parts and Functions

Test your class with quick trivia on basic brain anatomy and function.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 02/09/2026

Start the school year off with a brain boost! Jump into these interactive activities to help your class learn about neuroscience. vist.ly/5g2eh

Kick Off the School Year With Neuroscience Activities

Start the school year off with a brain boost! Jump into these interactive activities to help your class learn about neuroscience.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 01/09/2026

You’ve submitted your videos, and now it’s time to vote for your favorite! People’s Choice award is open Sept 1 – Oct 1! 🧠📽️#BAVC26 vist.ly/5gvwr

Brain Awareness Video Contest: People’s Choice 2026

Vote for your favorite 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest (BAVC) entry by Oct. 1, 2026, to help crown the 2026 BAVC People’s Choice award.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 31/08/2026

Harvard researcher Pieter Cohen spoke to BrainFacts about what the labels on U.S. supplements claiming to boost cognitive function don’t tell you. vist.ly/5grea

What Should I Know About “Brain Health” Supplements?

Harvard researcher Pieter Cohen spoke to BrainFacts about what the labels on U.S. supplements claiming to boost cognitive function don’t tell you.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 28/08/2026

Can you impress a mad, mad neuroscientist? Put together neurons in this animated interactive to find out. vist.ly/5gh78

Make a Mad, Mad Neuron

Can you impress a mad, mad neuroscientist? Put together neurons in this animated interactive to find out.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 27/08/2026

ICYMI: Researchers Find Key Link Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis. This and other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026. vist.ly/5gcv2

ICYMI: Researchers Find Key Link Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis

And other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 26/08/2026

Use this guided activity to build neuron models using beads. vist.ly/5g8ma

Building Neurons From Beads

Use this guided activity to build neuron models using beads.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 25/08/2026

You don’t have to separate science research and science outreach. vist.ly/5g4id

This Storefront Lab Turns Brain Research Into Public Science

You don’t have to separate science research and science outreach.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 24/08/2026

How well do you know the anatomy of your brain? Test yourself with this online quiz. vist.ly/5fy79

Brain Anatomy Quiz

How well do you know the anatomy of your brain? Test yourself with this online quiz.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 21/08/2026

ICYMI: Researchers Find Key Link Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis. This and other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026. vist.ly/5fnta

ICYMI: Researchers Find Key Link Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis

And other neuroscience news you may have missed in July 2026.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 20/08/2026

In body dysmorphic disorder, uncontrollable anxiety can disrupt the brain’s visual processing, creating a skewed perception of self and others. vist.ly/5fitu

How Body Dysmorphic Disorder Warps Visual Processing

In body dysmorphic disorder, uncontrollable anxiety can disrupt the brain’s visual processing, creating a skewed perception of self and others.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 20/08/2026

Test your class with quick trivia on basic brain anatomy and function. vist.ly/5fikq

Trivia: Brain Parts and Functions

Test your class with quick trivia on basic brain anatomy and function.

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 19/08/2026

Start the school year off with a brain boost! Jump into these interactive activities to help your class learn about neuroscience. vist.ly/5fe8x

Kick Off the School Year With Neuroscience Activities

Start the school year off with a brain boost! Jump into these interactive activities to help your class learn about neuroscience.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 18/08/2026

How do reflexes like knee-jerk reactions and pupil dilations work? Learn more and test out these two reflexes with this classroom activity. vist.ly/5f9vd

How do reflexes like knee-jerk reactions and pupil dilations work? Learn more and test out these two reflexes with this classroom activity. vist.ly/5f9vd

How do reflexes like knee-jerk reactions and pupil dilations work? Learn more and test out these two reflexes with this classroom activity. vist.ly/5f9vd

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 17/08/2026

Disturbances in this critical sense are often linked to problems with brain health, researchers are learning. @knowablemag.bsky.social vist.ly/5f586

When the Ability to Smell Goes Away

Disturbances in this critical sense are often linked to problems with brain health, researchers are learning.

BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 14/08/2026

How does a neuron fire? In this hands-on activity, students use dried beans and peas to model sodium and potassium ion movement and discover how neurons generate action potentials. vist.ly/5etpb

Build and Model an Action Potential

How does a neuron fire? In this hands-on activity, students use dried beans and peas to model sodium and potassium ion movement and discover how neurons generate action potentials.

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