Improve your brain, Neuroscientist advises Nigerians

The President of Ilorin Neuroscience Mathematical group , Dr. B. V. Owoyele, has charged Nigerian to engage their encephalon in productive mental natural action to keep it from harm , verbalizing, “Your head is an essential organ, if it is dead , you are dead.” Dr. Owoyele made the call last Monday (Marching music 10, 2014) while verbalizing at the Brain Cognizance Workweek Public Lecture organised by the Ilorin Neuroscience Group (ING) at the University of Ilorin Secondary winding School day , Ilorin. In the lecture, entitled “Brain: The Determinant of your Life”, the former Head of Department of Physiology, University of Ilorin, verbally expressed that the brain, as a constituent of the central nervous organisation , include the spinal cord, peripheral nervous system and peripheral nerve. Dr. Owoyele verbally expressed that the ING is a grouping of neuroscientists involved in perusing sundry aspects of the brain in health and illness established six months ago with a view to engendering encroachment among ourselves and the community holistically. He verbalized, “The Brain Watchfulness Week is an inspirational global campaign that amalgamates those who part interest in elevating public cognizance about the progress and welfare of the brain and nervous system research. Dr. Owoyele, disclosed that the key promoters of BAW are the DANA Substructure, Society for Neuroscience (SfN) and International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) among other group .. Highlights of the occasion included TV presentation on brain, exhibition of germane material and quiz contender among four Secondary Schools in Ilorin, Kwara State. At the terminus of the quiz competition, Chapel Secondary School, Ilorin, emerged the victor with 21 item , while University Secondary School, University of Ilorin, came second with 16 points and Queen Elizabeth Secondary School came third with 10 points.