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Students from the CDT and Centre for Neurotechnology took part in the ImperiaFestival on 9th & 10th May

The Brain Chain stand

Students from the CDT and Centre for Neurotechnology hosted two successful stands in the Brain Zone at the ImperiaFestival on 9^th & 10^th May.

The “” stand demonstrated the path of electrical signals in the nervous system and how they are affected by disease, and the “” stand invited volunteers to control a drone quadricopter using an EEG headset.

Mind control

Additional activities at the stands included the “Brain Anatomy Challenge”, which challenged visitors to assemble a model brain in the shortest time possible, and the “Design a Mind-Machine” table, where visitors were encouraged to draw or model their own brain-controlled machine.

Both stands proved extremely popular, with an estimated 600 people visiting the stands over the two days.  Unexpectedly popular were the Brain Anatomy Challenge – taken by over 90 visitors, with the fastest assembly time of 27 seconds – and the creative mind-machine table, which inspired some interesting results!

Brain anatomy challenge

The Centre would like to extend a big thank you to all the students from the CDT and Centre who worked brilliantly together to produce and run the two excellent exhibits.