Elisenda and I (Roser) went to L’Olivera School, in Sant Cugat, yesterday, to talk about neuroscience to 8-year-old children. They celebrate the Science Week this week and bring researchers to the school to explain what they do in their labs.
We talked about the brain, about neurons and glial cells, about neurotransmitters and about emotions.
Here you can see Eli performing a synapse:
It was a very cool experience as they were very excited and motivated. Let’s see if they become neuroscientists someday…