Unusually, there are three goodbyes to be said this Christmas. Miss Shah, who has been teaching physics here since September 2015, will be leaving us; so will Mrs Govin, who has been teaching RS while Miss Lamb has been producing a baby Lamb; and Mr Pitt, who has been in charge of computing since 2010, is off to teach in Edinburgh. Have a wonderful Christmas. I hope this holiday period will give you a chance to time with family and friends and that 2017 will be a happy and healthy year for you. Martin Garrod E-NEWSLETTER - DECEMBER 2016 Day 2016 written by Leo Chanda, Nils Heising, and Will Blay – On the 5th of December 2016, Year 12 biologists had the good fortune of meeting Dr Guy Sutton, Director of medical biology and honorary lecturer at Nottingham University. As an expert in the field of neuroscience, Dr Sutton started the day by talking to us about structure of the brain, from the very neurons that complex thought processes to the features of the sub cortical limbic system that account for memory and emotion. As magnificent as the functional human brain is, we were also shown what happens when mistakes are made on a molecular level, with examples of rare conditions that render the brain ineffective and often have fatal consequences, truly highlighting the fragility of such a complex organ. Dr Sutton then went on to dissect a sheep brain, allowing us a first hand glimpse of the main visible features including the right and left hemispheres, the cerebellum and the brain stem, alongside more minute features such as the gyri and the cranial nerves. The more courageous of the group were given the chance to hold the brain, determined to portray how great their future doctoring skills would be. Needless to say, this was the most coordinated they had been all day! To conclude Brain Day 2016, Dr Sutton presented some examples of how brain damage is being increasingly used to prove criminals innocent in court, and how undiagnosed conditions such as orbitofrontal brain tumors can even change the personalities of individuals. It is important to note that the study of the brain is not only useful in medicine, but plays a vital role in law, ethics and even bionics, allowing revolutionary insight into how we as humans tick. All in all, Brain Day was a fantastic experience for Year 12 biologists with a huge thanks to Dr Sutton as well as the Biology
Unusually, there are three goodbyes to be said this Christmas. Miss Shah, who has been teaching physics here since September 2015, will be leaving us; so will Mrs Govin, who has been teaching RS while Miss Lamb has been producing a baby Lamb; and Mr Pitt, who has been in charge of computing since 2010, is off to teach in Edinburgh. Have a wonderful Christmas. I hope this holiday period will give you a chance to time with family and friends and that 2017 will be a happy and healthy year for you. Martin Garrod E-NEWSLETTER - DECEMBER 2016 Day 2016 – written by Leo Chanda, Nils Heising, and Will Blay On the 5th of December 2016, Year 12 biologists had the good fortune of meeting Dr Guy Sutton, Director of medical biology and honorary lecturer at Nottingham University. As an expert in the field of neuroscience, Dr Sutton started the day by talking to us about structure of the brain, from the very neurons that complex thought processes to the features of the sub cortical limbic system that account for memory and emotion. As magnificent as the functional human brain is, we were also shown what happens when mistakes are made on a molecular level, with examples of rare conditions that render the brain ineffective and often have fatal consequences, truly highlighting the fragility of such a complex organ. Dr Sutton then went on to dissect a sheep brain, allowing us a first hand glimpse of the main visible features including the right and left hemispheres, the cerebellum and the brain stem, alongside more minute features such as the gyri and the cranial nerves. The more courageous of the group were given the chance to hold the brain, determined to portray how great their future doctoring skills would be. Needless to say, this was the most coordinated they had been all day! To conclude Brain Day 2016, Dr Sutton presented some examples of how brain damage is being increasingly used to prove criminals innocent in court, and how undiagnosed conditions such as orbitofrontal brain tumors can even change the personalities of individuals. It is important to note that the study of the brain is not only useful in medicine, but plays a vital role in law, ethics and even bionics, allowing revolutionary insight into how we as humans tick. All in all, Brain Day was a fantastic experience for Year 12 biologists with a huge thanks to Dr Sutton as well as the Biology
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