BRAIN: The Inside Story at the Ontario Science Centre
Thursday, December 04, 2014
From now until March 29, 2015, neurons of all ages are invited to explore the amazing, ever-changing brain by embarking on an adventure of 'mass' proportions at the Ontario Science Centre with their newest exhibit BRAIN: The Inside Story. Learn about the bundle of neurons that form the human brain and how this control centre is connected to our thoughts, senses and feelings. As you enter the exhibit, you will walk through a forest of tangled wires and flashing lights that illustrate the numerous firing synapses inside the brain.
Once inside you will be able to watch an introductory video projected on a giant brain model and learn about the various areas and functions of the brain. Test your knowledge of parts of the brain and reassemble a model at an interactive booth.
You can view a side-by-side comparison of a healthy human brain versus a human brain with Alzheimer's Disease.
Dive deeper into the brain and explore how your brain processes emotion and stores memories.
Discover how the brain processes language, experience the Stroop Effect and challenge yourself with puzzles and games that probe neural connections and pathways.
And learn all about how the brain organizes the visual world. The Mona Lisa above, made up entirely of spools of string, was by far my favourite part of the exhibit.
BRAIN: The Inside Story is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with Codice, Idee per la cultura, Torino, Italy in association with Comune di Milano – Assessorato Cultura, Italy; Guangdong Science Center, Guangzhou, China; and Parque de las Ciencias, Granada, Spain.
The Ontario Science Centre is open 364 days a year. Admission to the Centre costs $22 for adults, $16 for youths (ages 13-17), students with ID or seniors, and $13 for children (ages 3-12). Infants 2 and under receive free admission. Members of the Ontario College of Teachers receive a 20% discount. Parking is available on site for $10.
21 COMMENTS
I just love the Ontario Science Center
ReplyDeleteAmazing exhibits at the Science centre. I haven't been there in years, but they were a huge part of my childhood!
ReplyDeleteI love science centers
ReplyDeleteI'm going to the OSC in two weeks with my boys and their cousin!
ReplyDeleteOoh sounds like something I would enjoy! The brain is so fascinating!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool sounding exhibit! I just love things like this
ReplyDeleteI love the Science Centre!! This is such an awesome exhibit!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! Too bad we are on the other side of the country! (Anne Taylor)
ReplyDeleteWow looks cool, havent been to OSC in a long time
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great exhibit! I haven't been there in years! (Judy Cowan)
ReplyDeleteWe were at the Science Centre today for the Habitat for Humanity Gingerbread build. We will be back in 2 weeks to just visit the centre on its own. :)
ReplyDeletethe Mona Lisa thing does look very interesting
ReplyDeleteWe visit Ottawa years ago and The Science Centre was one of the places we went to visit the kids. They had a fun time there. The Brain exhibit would be interesting to see.
ReplyDeleteFlorence C
This is pretty cool. I remember going to the toronto science center in grade school. Cool.
ReplyDeleteLove the science centre!! Sounds like a great exhibit!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to the OSC for ages! Definitely have to go check this out.
ReplyDeleteLove the OSC! We took the kids last March Break for the first time since they were small enough to play in the littles' area! They were much more interested and engaged this time! And it wasn't too crowded because there was a snowstorm brewing outside!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great exhibit! The brain is so fascinating and I love how much you learn at the OSC
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ReplyDeleteHow cool is this. I loved going to the science centre when I was young.
ReplyDeleteThat would have been amazing!
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