Brialliant!Science: Brain Power; Journey to Your Brain

Join us in Morrison Planetarium as we travel from deep space to the inner workings of the human brain. Our journey takes place on the canvas of our all digital dome to create a visual and educational experience like you've never experienced before. See how new technology is changing the way scientists view the brain, allowing us all to explore a world almost impossible to imagine. At a microscopic level, researchers can visualize sparks of electrical activity in individual neurons and resolve motifs of neural connectivity that ultimately support consciousness, emotions, and complex thought. At a macroscopic level, researchers use clinical imaging technologies to identify brain regions that underlie this broad repertoire of higher cognitive processes. Journey to Your Brain explores the fundamental mechanisms of brain function-and what it means to be human.

Speakers: Jonathan Fisher, Founder and Director of Neurdome; Patrick McPike, Lead Technical Director