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Buffalo, New York: Brain Museum

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Museum of Neuroanatomy

Address:
Sherman Rd, Buffalo, NY
Directions:
University at Buffalo, south campus. Northeast side of the city. I-290 exit 7A. Drive west on Hwy 5/Main St. for 2.5 miles. Turn left onto US Hwy 62/Baily Ave. Drive a half-mile. Turn right at blue sign (Health Sciences) onto Sherman Rd. The first building on the right is Sherman Hall; the museum is in the attached Biomedical Education Building, room 360.
Hours:
By appt, at least one week in advance. Email ccohan (at) buffalo.edu (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
716-829-3081
Admission:
Free
RA Rates:
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Brain Museum.

Brain Museum

Officially known as the Museum of Neuroanatomy, this display of pickled head meat is the largest human brain collection open to the public in the USA.

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Brains on sticks.

Teaching Aid: Brains-on-Sticks

Animal Brains-on-Sticks (models of vertebrate brains) is an old German medical teaching tool, currently exhibited at Buffalo's Brain Museum.

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Brain display.

The Brain Museum

Very informative, interesting and they let us hold a real brain.. If you like quirky things, this is your stop!

[Matt Baker, 08/14/2014]

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