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Neuroscience for everyone

Every student deserves the chance to discover how their brain works. We bring hands-on experiments, equipment, and teacher support to schools with limited resources, giving students room to ask questions, explore, and experience the excitement of doing science.

Students gathered around a classroom neuroscience experiment

What we do

Bringing neuroscience into the classroom

Curiosity is a starting point. Students also need tools to explore their questions and teachers who feel ready to guide them. We help schools bring these pieces together.

Two students arm wrestling while recording their muscle signals

Hands-on equipment

We provide tools that help students explore the nervous system through real experiments, from observing muscle activity to recording signals from living organisms.

Support for teachers

We help educators bring neuroscience into their lessons with teaching resources and practical guidance for using the equipment.

Learning with the community

Our events invite students and families to try experiments, ask questions, and discover something new together.

Venus flytrap electrophysiology experiment

Why this work matters

Learning through discovery

Watching a heartbeat appear on a screen or hearing a neuron fire can turn an unfamiliar subject into something students can explore for themselves.

We want more students to have those moments. By helping schools overcome the cost of equipment and supporting teachers, we make room for curiosity, experimentation, and discovery in the classroom.

Upcoming Events

JAN

14

2027

Your Nervous System, Live!

Join neuroscientist, TED speaker, and MIT Press co-author Greg Gage for hands-on experiments exploring your brain, nerves, and muscles, plus a glimpse into careers in neuroscience.

January 14, 2027 · 5–6 p.m.
Ypsilanti District Library, Whittaker branch

MAR

25

2027

Family Brain Night 2027

Bring your questions and your curiosity for a free evening of hands-on neuroscience. Explore your body’s electrical signals, try interactive demonstrations, and build a model neuron to take home.

Thursday, March 25, 2027 · 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Ypsilanti District Library
229 W. Michigan Avenue, Ypsilanti

Activities in English and Spanish. Free admission; drop in with no registration required.

Help more students make discoveries

Your support helps bring neuroscience equipment, teaching resources, and hands-on learning opportunities to schools with limited funding.

Whether you give, organize a fundraiser, or become a partner, you can help more students experience science for themselves.

Student analyzing a recorded muscle signal on a tablet