Diversity in the Human Brain
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Laterality in Language: diversity in the human brain
We all look different on the outside—but what does diversity look like on the inside?
As part of the international ‘Brain Mappers of Tomorrow’ initiative, Mehdi Ketata and Dr. Sandrine Muller conducted a presentation for students at Paulette Collavet elementary school in French to promote diversity and inclusion in the context of neuroimaging.
The goal of this intervention was to raise awareness among children regarding the diversity of human brains and how each individual processes information differently. Through a presentation tailored to their age group (between 8 and 11 years old), students from two classes discovered some fundamental principles of brain function, the fMRI method used in neuroscience to study the human brain, as well as the importance of cognitive and linguistic diversity. The primary educational objectives were to provide a simple introduction to a research method used in cognitive neuroscience—functional MRI—to sensitize students to the fact that human brains share both similarities and differences, and to promote the value of individual diversity while fostering a positive view of the differences between people.
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