This past weekend, the Born Centre for Culture and Memory was the venue for the 18th Science Festival, a large gathering for all audiences to engage with science and knowledge. The Sant Pau Research Institute was one of the participating entities, offering three workshops that captivated numerous families.
On Saturday afternoon, visitors were able to enjoy a dynamic and educational activity to find out what the brain, heart and blood look like and how they work through life-size 3D models and interactive posters. Children had to connect the parts of the organs and identify their functions in order to better understand these three fundamental pillars of the human body. The activity, led by Jorge Clusa, outreach coordinator at the Sant Pau Research Institute, was very popular among children.
On Sunday morning, Marta Cano and Romina Miranda, researchers from the mental health group at the Sant Pau Research Institute, also invited the youngsters to explore the structures of the brain and its functions by assembling a 3D paper puzzle of this organ. The attendees also had a lot of fun participating in an original brain bingo game in which each move revealed a curiosity about the human brain.
To close the Festival, on Sunday afternoon, Dr. Robert Belvís, Dr. Noemí Morollón, Dr. Juan Aibar, professionals of the Headache and Neuralgia Unit of the Hospital de Sant Pau, with the support of Iago Andreu, a clinical engineer from the hospital’s Dimension Lab, explored the complexity of neurosurgery. The attendees who joined us discovered how technology helps to plan operations with more precision and safety, and were able to live an immersive experience by trying on virtual reality glasses.
The Sant Pau Research Institute thanks everyone who made this success possible, both the organizers and the participants, who contributed to making this Science Festival a memorable edition.
