Author: Neeraj

The project that I am doing is designed to create a way to familiarize yourself with brain anatomy in an easy way. This project aims to introduce students to the major structures of the human brain. Why this topic?Because from high school to university, brain anatomy has been taught in an abstract or overly technical way which can be very intimidating for the new learners. I remember in high school when I took biology I usually got scared from anatomical chapters due to technicality. My goal is to make the material accessible, memorable and visual by joining science and story telling,  

FINAL DESIGN COMING SOON.

THE PROCESS

Phase 1: Understand (Discover, Interpret, Specify)

DESCRIBE THE CHALLENGE:

Students in high school and university often struggle to understand the brain anatomy due to the material being so abstract, terminology heavy and lacking engaging examples.

CONTEXT AND AUDIENCE:

Typical Audience: University students, age ranging from 18-25 who are currently in high school and university students from psychology and biology who are learning the brain anatomy for the first time. In the extreme audience comes high school students who took basic neuroscience and adult learners who need simplified but very accurate explanations. This comic will also target the audience who uses digital learning tools and enjoy comic infographics. Students learning brain anatomy are often faced by the information overload, the brain has many parts each with technical names and functions resulting in the result memorizing them without context feels abstract.  Learners need the resources that break down the technical information into manageable chunks by using simple analogies and showing clear visual connections between structure and function. 

Needs/Goals/motivations: 

• Provide clear visuals + analogies to connect structure with function
• Show how neurons communicate in an easy way
• Simplify brain anatomy into manageable chunks. 
• Encourage long term retention.
• Motivated by everyday examples such as sports that ties brain parts to everyday life.  

POV STATEMENT: 

New university students need an engaging, visual way to understand brain anatomy so that they can connect complex terms with real world functions and remember them for their academic gain. 

LEARNING OBJECTS:

1. Identify the four lobes of the brain and their primary functions.
2. Role of cerebellum and brainstem in motor control and survival.
3. Function of deeper structures such as hippocampus and amygdala.
4. How neurons communicate and create networks.
5. Reducing stress and anxiety around learning complex anatomy.