Photos: Utah students wrap their heads — and hands — around human brains

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Fourth grade students react in their own individual ways looking and touching a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fourth grade students touch a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah.

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Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students react in their own individual ways looking and touching a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students react in their own individual ways looking and touching a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students react in their own individual ways looking and touching a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students react in their own individual ways looking and touching a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by th Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students react in their own individual ways looking and touching a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students touch a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students react in their own individual ways looking and touching a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students touch a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students react in their own individual ways looking and touching a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by th Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students react in their own individual ways looking and touching a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students react in their own individual ways looking and touching a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students react in their own individual ways looking and touching a donated human brain at Brain Awareness Week at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City Tuesday March 15. Brain Awareness Week is sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience at the University of Utah.

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· March 15, 2016 11:21 pm

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Some of these students don't mind studying anatomy with their hands.

Students at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City got to see — and touch — a donated human brain during Brain Awareness Week activities Tuesday. The week of science education is sponsored by a University of Utah neuroscience program.