Every Body Has a Brain.. Introducing 4-6 year olds to Neuroscience

描述（由申请人提供）：“每个身体都有一个大脑”解决了寻找新的和有趣的方式来向4-6岁的儿童介绍基本神经科学的需要。该项目的目标是：（1）开发一个跨平台（Win/Mac）的CD-ROM电脑游戏和网站，通过音乐、运动和基于故事的活动和游戏向4-6岁的儿童介绍大脑;（2）评估该项目在增加大脑兴趣和知识方面的有效性。在第一阶段，将设计、开发和测试原型。这款光盘游戏将主要作为4-6岁儿童的消费品销售，其次作为学前班到一年级的补充项目。该计划的核心组成部分是音乐，运动和基于故事的电脑游戏，激励幼儿以有趣和信息丰富的方式了解大脑和神经科学。预期结果/结果：增加4-6奥尔兹对大脑的兴趣和知识。此应用程序是在响应NIMH研究主题K“教育工具。“具体涉及的将是：“软件和其他互动媒体用于传达有关大脑的基本概念，以儿童。“每个人都有一个大脑”将采取脑科学的往往抽象的概念，使他们有趣，并访问幼儿。最重要的是，它旨在为孩子们注入一种对自己快速发育的大脑的敬畏感。许多软件游戏鼓励孩子们使用他们的大脑，但“每个人都有一个大脑”将教孩子们的大脑的科学在同一时间。出于多种原因，向幼儿教授基础神经科学很重要。通过帮助他们了解这个微妙的器官是多么重要，我们促进了对其适当护理的积极态度。此外，在孩子们小的时候向他们介绍神经科学，鼓励他们对科学的自然好奇心和兴趣，增加了一些人从事神经科学事业的可能性，并为这一快速增长的知识体系做出贡献。尽管教授基础神经科学有很多好处，但从学前班到一年级，它显然是缺席的，因为它通常被认为是过于抽象和专业的科学，不能教授给幼儿。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): "Every Body Has a Brain" addresses the need to find new and entertaining ways to present basic neuroscience to children ages 4-6. The goals of this project are: (1) to develop a cross platform (Win/Mac) CD-ROM computer game and web-site that introduces children, ages 4-6 to the brain using music, motor, and story-based activities and games and (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of this program in increasing interest and knowledge of the brain. In Phase I, a prototype will be designed, developed and tested. The CD- ROM game will be marketed primarily as a consumer product for children ages 4-6, and secondarily as a supplemental program for preschool through first grade. The central components of the program are music, motor, and story-based computer games that motivate young children to learn about the brain and address neuroscience in a fun and informative way. Anticipated Results/Outcome: To increase interest in and knowledge about the brain among 4-6 year olds. This application is in response to NIMH Research Topic K "Educational Tools." Specifically addressed will be: "software and other interactive media used to convey fundamental concepts about the brain to children. "Every Body Has a Brain" will take the often abstract concepts of brain science and makes them fun and accessible to young children. Above all, it is designed to infuse children with a sense of awe for their own rapidly developing brains. Many software games encourage children to use their brains, but "Every Body Has a Brain" will teach children the science of their brains at the same time. It is important to teach young children about basic neuroscience for many reasons. By helping them understand how central this delicate organ is, we promote a positive attitude towards its proper care. Furthermore, introducing children to neuroscience when they are young encourages their natural curiosity and interest in science, increasing the likelihood that some will pursue a career in neuroscience and contribute to this fast growing body of knowledge. Despite the benefits of teaching basic neuroscience, it is conspicuously absent from preschool through grades 1 because it is often considered too abstract and specialized a science to be taught to young children.