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Show Summary:
In this episode, Natasha chats with Maria Garza, a neuroscientist in San Antonio, Texas. They discuss her research on blind mice, what it feels like to touch a brain and all sorts of interesting questions submitted by elementary and middle school students. This is the audio recording for a Space Club Career Chat that is posted on YouTube and linked in our show notes. We invite you to share this episode or video with your students!
Links from the Show:
All About Space Club
Video: Career Chat: Maria Garza (Neuroscientist)
Bring Space Club to Your School!
Video: Space Club: Mission to Moon
Video: Space Club: Mission to Mars
Space Club STEM Career Chats (YouTube Playlist)
Related The STEM Space Podcast Episodes
Previous Career Chat Episodes:
76. Career Chat with an Astronaut
72. Astrophysics and Weightlifting with Dr. Roman Gomez
70. Career Chat with a Satellite Program Manager
64. Inspire Kids with Space: Chat with NASA Ground Controller!
62. Life on Another Planet? Career Chat with an Astrobiologist!
53: Getting Data From Our Poop? Career Chat with Dr. Olesen
46. STEM Career Chat with Bioengineer Dr. Georgia Lagoudas
Vivify STEM Blog Posts
Maria’s Guest Blog Post: A Neuroscientists’s Top 5 STEM Activities for Kids & Families
Vivify STEM Lessons & Products
Digital STEM Choice Board: STEM Careers!
STEM Career Classroom Posters
Other STEM Resources
The Brain the Changes Itself - Norman Doidge (book)
Coursera - Medical Neuroscience by Dr. White at Duke University
Euclidean Geometry and Navigation
Learn Amigurumi: The Adorable Art of Knitting and Crocheting Small Creatures
The Shadown and Bone Trilogy - Boxed Set (books)
National Library of Medicine - Space–brain: The negative effects of space exposure on the central nervous system
Mayo Clinic - Chiari malformation
Raffle Prizes on this Career Chat:
mberry Miracle Berry Tablets
USB Microscope
THE STEM SPACE SHOWNOTES: https://www.vivifystem.com/thestemspace/2022/88/what-does-a-brain-feel-like-ft-maria-garza
THE STEM SPACE FACEBOOK GROUP
VIVIFY INSTAGRAM
VIVIFY FACEBOOK
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VIVIFY TIKTOK
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Show Summary:
In this episode, Natasha chats with Maria Garza, a neuroscientist in San Antonio, Texas. They discuss her research on blind mice, what it feels like to touch a brain and all sorts of interesting questions submitted by elementary and middle school students. This is the audio recording for a Space Club Career Chat that is posted on YouTube and linked in our show notes. We invite you to share this episode or video with your students!
Links from the Show:
All About Space Club
Video: Career Chat: Maria Garza (Neuroscientist)
Bring Space Club to Your School!
Video: Space Club: Mission to Moon
Video: Space Club: Mission to Mars
Space Club STEM Career Chats (YouTube Playlist)
Related The STEM Space Podcast Episodes
Previous Career Chat Episodes:
76. Career Chat with an Astronaut
72. Astrophysics and Weightlifting with Dr. Roman Gomez
70. Career Chat with a Satellite Program Manager
64. Inspire Kids with Space: Chat with NASA Ground Controller!
62. Life on Another Planet? Career Chat with an Astrobiologist!
53: Getting Data From Our Poop? Career Chat with Dr. Olesen
46. STEM Career Chat with Bioengineer Dr. Georgia Lagoudas
Vivify STEM Blog Posts
Maria’s Guest Blog Post: A Neuroscientists’s Top 5 STEM Activities for Kids & Families
Vivify STEM Lessons & Products
Digital STEM Choice Board: STEM Careers!
STEM Career Classroom Posters
Other STEM Resources
The Brain the Changes Itself - Norman Doidge (book)
Coursera - Medical Neuroscience by Dr. White at Duke University
Euclidean Geometry and Navigation
Learn Amigurumi: The Adorable Art of Knitting and Crocheting Small Creatures
The Shadown and Bone Trilogy - Boxed Set (books)
National Library of Medicine - Space–brain: The negative effects of space exposure on the central nervous system
Mayo Clinic - Chiari malformation
Raffle Prizes on this Career Chat:
mberry Miracle Berry Tablets
USB Microscope
THE STEM SPACE SHOWNOTES: https://www.vivifystem.com/thestemspace/2022/88/what-does-a-brain-feel-like-ft-maria-garza
THE STEM SPACE FACEBOOK GROUP
VIVIFY INSTAGRAM
VIVIFY FACEBOOK
VIVIFY TWITTER
VIVIFY TIKTOK
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