Dr. Doucet Presents at Science Café for NE SciFest
On April 4th, Dr. Gaelle Doucet, a laboratory director at the Institute for Human Neurosciences at Boys Town National Research Hospital gave a presentation to a packed house as part of a local community event called Science Café in partnership with the Nebraska Science Festival.
A local bar in downtown Omaha, the Slowdown, holds a monthly Science Café event, during which various scientists present a topic related to their specialty to the general public. This month’s Science Café was in partnership with the Nebraska Science Festival, an annual month-long, state-wide initiative to make science accessible, interactive, relevant, and fun for kids and adults alike. On Tuesday, April 4th, Dr. Doucet shared about how our brains age and how things like alcohol consumption, smoking, diet, exercise, exposure to toxins, and traumatic events, affect our aging brain. She also shared some of the findings from her research on mapping a brain atlas in adolescents.
The Nebraska Science Festival began over 10 years ago initially with 3 days of events and activities in Omaha for children in order to promote science and make it more accessible to the public. Today, the festival has grown to include the entire state of Nebraska and to encompass the month of April. In partnership with dozens of other universities, colleges, institutions, and organizations, the Nebraska Science Festival promotes multiple events daily over the course of the month. Each activity is free of charge and their events are geared toward people of all ages.
Dr. Doucet is the director of the Brain Architecture, Imaging and Cognition Laboratory (BrAIC Lab) at the Institute for Human Neuroscience, and her research seeks to fill in the gaps of understanding the mechanisms associated with age-related reorganization of brain networks and how they impact the behavior and cognitive capacity of individuals. She is currently recruiting individuals who are in the adolescent age range between 12 and 25 to participate in her research studies. Click HERE if you are interested in participating in Dr. Doucet’s research study today!