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Annual event for kids from kindergarten to 8th grade and anyone curious about the brain

“Brain Blast,” a half day of free, hands-on activities for children and adults will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks, 719 Thompson Lane. 

Vanderbilt neuroscience undergraduates, graduate students and faculty members will lead the activities in the first floor conference room, located at Entrance D. Among other “mind-stretchers,” participants will learn how DNA, zebrafish and even cow eyes help scientists understand the brain.

“Brain Blast” is a highlight of Vanderbilt University’s annual Brain Awareness Month, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Brain Institute to raise awareness about brain disorders and neuroscience research.