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Seeing Your Brain in Action!

Dr Stephen Hall, Dr Darren Goffin

  • 25 September 2015
    5pm-8.30pm

  • York Explore (map)

  • FREE admission
    No booking required

  • Wheelchair accessible

Event details

The human brain is the most complex structure in the universe. Within the brain there are nearly 100 billion neurons. This is more than the number of stars in the Milky Way. Each of these neurons makes connections with a thousand other neurons meaning there are over 100 trillion connections in the human brain. It is difficult to imagine this level of complexity. However, it is possible to visualise these neurons working together and communicating with one another by examining neuronal oscillations, which are more commonly known as brainwaves.

Here at the University of York, we examine how brainwaves are generated and how they are altered in different behaviours and diseases. By looking at changes in brainwaves we can try to unravel the mysteries of the human brain and identify the causes of neurological diseases including epilepsy, autism and schizophrenia.

This event provides you with the opportunity to see your own brainwaves, or the brainwaves of a friend or loved one in real-time. And you can see how these brainwaves change during different circumstances in a fun and interactive setting.