Adventures in Bio science

Last class at Spark! we did a self assessment of how we are doing for the first semester in Spark. We met at incubator which was cool because the atmosphere is very different from the classroom at BRDG Park. Seeing the incubator students at work and meeting with mentors helped put the Spark! incubator experience into perspective. Well back to my self reflection. For the first semester I think Spark! has helped me develop organization skills because I need to learn to keep my product record and information I've learned in order so I can use it in the future. Besides classroom work I've also been a better at managing my time because I have to plan in site visits and travel time for Spark! events. I think overall I've learned a lot so far about

The other day I went to the AIMS program to hear about a nervous system and brain lecture with a cadaver demonstration at the end. I thought the lecture was very interesting because it went though all the parts of the brain and their functions. The presenter also compared brains to each other showing how alzheimer's damages the brain. The alzheimer's brain had shrunk and the grooves in the brain were very deep with little protection on them. Besides alzheimer's, concussions and other traumas to the head create similar effects on the brain. In order to protect your brain from this irreversible damage wearing a helmet and limiting contact sports that can cause repetitive damage to the brain. On the more technical side, I learned about the outer layers that protect the brain and how the brain develops from birth. I was excited to attend this lecture because I'm interested in studying neuroscience. So, learning some basic knowledge about the brain and it's functions hel...