Hey, Egghead: What Do You Know About Your Brain? Find out at the Brain Health Fair, April 15 (Free Prize Giveaway!)

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Can you say you’ve ever walked through a functioning brain?

Well, if you haven’t, now’s your chance to take a stroll through a cerebellum and learn all about brain health at the American Academy of Neurology’s 2016 Brain Health Fair. Taking place at the Vancouver Convention Centre on April 15, this day-long science fair provides the general public with an opportunity to delve into the murky world of brain diseases while learning how to keep our noggins tuned up and in prime shape.

The Brain Health Fair is fun, interactive, and critical – after all, with one in three Canadians suffering from some type of brain disease, getting educated is key. And oh, will you get educated. Here’s a sampling of the dozens of activities on offer:

“Ask a Neurologist” booths—talk to top neurologists
Learn about the latest treatments and research advances
Get prevention and healthy lifestyle tips
Walk through an inflatable, interactive brain
Hold an actual human brain
View animal brains—from mouse to dolphin
Create brain-inspired arts and crafts
Participate in active games in the sports pavilion
Learn how nerves govern your senses at the cranial nerve stations
View the work of local student scientists at the Science Fair
Pick up a free bike helmet at the helmet giveaway
See the winning videos from the Neuroscience Is^TM…Cool Video Contest
Explore Body Works Exhibits and Blow Your Mind Demonstrations by Science World

You’ll also be able to chat with neurologists and other experts about the latest research advances in a variety of brain diseases, including multiple sclerosis, dementia, epilepsy, stroke, Parkinson’s, movement disorders, headache, pediatric neurology, and others.

Oh, and did we mention this event is FREE and includes LUNCH?!

For more information and to sign up, click here.

The Brain Health Fair is hosted by the American Academy of Neurology, which is bringing more than 13,000 neurologists and health care professionals to Vancouver, BC, April 15-21, 2016, for its 68^th Annual Meeting, the world’s largest gathering of neurologists.