The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience will hold Brain Exploration Day from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday, August 27, 2022. The event is free and open to the public; advanced registration is required at mpfi.org/explore.
 
Brain Exploration Day features tours, hands-on games and activities, and scientific demonstrations aimed at giving the public a behind-the-scenes look at how MPFI researchers study the brain. The event takes place as the Institute celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the opening of its state-of-the-art research facility that is home to eight labs, high-tech microscopy facilities, and world-class mechanical engineering facility.
 
MPFI scientists conduct fundamental research into origins, development, and function of the nervous system and its capacity to produce perception, thought, language, memory, emotion, and movement. The nonprofit research organization was founded in 2007 when then-governor Jeb Bush worked with the Max Planck Society to bring the institute to the growing South Florida biotech cluster. The institute opened its doors in 2012 and since then has published more than 190 previously unknown findings about brain development and function. In addition, MPFI has educated more than 300 scientific trainees through robust education programs and degree programs with neighboring Florida Atlantic University. As part of the Jupiter community, MPFI holds events like Brain Exploration Day to help raise awareness of the importance of brain research and science education.
 
The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI), a not-for-profit research organization, is part of the world-renowned Max Planck Society, Germany’s most successful research organization with 86 institutes worldwide. Since its establishment in 1948, 29 Nobel laureates have emerged from the ranks of its scientists.
 
As its first U.S. institution, MPFI provides exceptional neuroscientists from around the world with the resources and technology to answer fundamental questions about brain development and function. MPFI researchers employ a curiosity-driven approach to science to develop new technologies that make groundbreaking scientific discoveries possible. For more information, visit https://www.mpfi.org/.