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Mirror Minds: Building with Words

Join us at the Neuroscience Fair! Can you build what your partner sees? Ever wonder how your brain helps you understand what others are thinking or feeling? At this booth, you’ll put your communication skills and your brain’s empathy powers to the test! Using colorful building blocks and a simple challenge, you’ll discover how mirror neurons help us connect, communicate, and collaborate. Can you describe your creation well enough for someone else to build it without showing them?  

Presented by:

  • Valerie Hedges, Associate Professor, Physiology, MSU

Suggested for ages: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Scientific Disciplines:

  • Health and Human Services
  • Science Education
  • STEAM Expo Days 111
  • Neuroscience Fair 27

Time and Location

  • 4/11/2026 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Third Floor, West Wing

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