Tibetan monks and nuns use NIA2 to learn about neurons

July 7, 2009 • Posted by Ann Stuart

Faculty members from Emory University recently used Neurons in Action 2 to teach neurophysiology to Tibetan monks and nuns at a Buddhist college campus in Dharamsala, India, as part of the Emory Tibet Science Initiative (http://tibet.emory.edu/news/index.html#etsi_200).

The Dalai Lama has long advocated that science, especially neuroscience, be taught in Tibetan monasteries and schools in exile. The following email from Dieter Jaeger, an Associate Professor at Emory, reports that Neurons in Action 2 was clearly a success.

Hi Ann,

I just came back from Dharamsala with a ton of fascinating experiences and a bunch of pictures! NIA2 was a big success with the monks and nuns, and we had 2 sessions. As you can see, it was quite crowded! The last picture is from a discussion session "Buddhism and Western Science".

Thanks again for letting us use NIA2 in India. Some monks took it home to their monastery, so there is no telling how big a hit it will be!

Best, Dieter