More than 5,000 people visit the exhibition "Drugs. Brain and society" organized by the Science Museum of the University of Navarra.
The sample was on display at the Science Building of the academic center from September 29th to November 28th.
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More than 5,000 people have visited the exhibition "Drugs. Brain and society", an initiative of the Science Museum of the University of Navarra in partnership with the Caja Navarra Foundation, which has invited visitors to discover the science of drugs and the brain, from how they act, what effects they produce, how they influence our daily lives, as well as the implications they have both social, historical and environmental. The exhibition, which opened on September 29th, remained at the Sciences Building of the University of Navarra until Friday, November 28th.
Of the more than 5,000 people who visited the exhibition, 1,800 were teenagers and young people from a total of 28 schools in the region of Navarra who were able to enjoy the exhibition and scientific workshops related to the sample
The origin of these centers is varied: Pamplona, Estella, Burlada, Mendavia, Lodosa, Cordovilla, San Adrián, Barañáin, Villava, Tudela, Sangüesa and Estella: Dominicas, IES Tierra Estella, El Molino, IC Donibane, IES Julio Caro Baroja, IES Ibaialde, IC María Inmaculada, Teresianas, Larraona, IES Padre Moret, CENIFER, IES Joaquín Romera, Centro Público de Education Básica de Personas Adultas José María Iribarren, IC Escuela de Educadoras y Educadores, IES Ega de San Adrián, IES Barañain, Liceo Monjardín, Escolapios, Vedruna, IES Pablo Sarasate, IES Basoko, La presentation FESD, IES Benjamín de Tudela, Adériz, Iparralde DBHI, IES Sierra de Leyre, Irabia- Izaga and CIP Estella.
"We are encouraged by the good reception that the exhibition has had among secondary school, high school diploma school high school diploma, vocational training and university students. Their active participation, the interest shown and the quality of the debates that arose make us think that we have been able to approach their concerns. It is an impulse to continue working on the construction of an open, rigorous and close space for scientific knowledge dissemination ", says Marta Revuelta, curator of the exhibition.
In addition, 300 people from various centers and associations visited the exhibition: Scientific, artistic and literary routes; Day Hospital for Addictive Disorders, Secretariado Gitano, Senior Program University of Navarra, resource Mental Health of the Government of Navarra, La Caixa, group de financial aid to families with addiction, Xilema Foundation, Penitentiary Center, ONCE, and the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center of Fundación Hospitalarias.
On the other hand, and under the umbrella of the exhibition and its theme, the Science Museum has organized four informative talks on "The science of the human brain: evolution, health and challenges of the 21st century". The sessions, which took place in the Civivox of Iturrama and brought together more than 300 people, were given by experts in public health, Chemistry, neuroscience and Genetics , where the brain was analyzed from different perspectives: "Smartphones are weapons of mass distraction", "The challenge of protecting the brain: therapeutic alternatives in development", "Molecules in your brain" and "Evolution of the brain: the tortuous path to the human mind".
"Drugs. Brain and society" is a production of the Science Museum of the University of Navarra that has had the scientific advice of the Schools of Pharmacy and Nutrition, and Nursing of the University of Navarra. In addition, the Museum has counted with the partnership of the Ciganda Ferrer Foundation, El Molinohigh school , Yonki Books, Pamplona Penitentiary Center, National Police -Superior Headquarters of Navarra- and the ONCE Socialgroup .
