Thank you to everyone who attended EWN 2023! A full recording of the event can be found here!

Most of us take for granted that the brain and its 86 billion neurons quietly goes about the business of being “you” without much fuss. It senses the environment, coordinates movement, processes thoughts, stores and recalls memories, and replays one song over and over and over again.

An Evening with Neuroscience is a celebration of that remarkable brain in your head. This event is an opportunity for the public to engage directly with the expansive, interdisciplinary field of neuroscience. We invite researchers, psychologists, and clinicians to discuss up-and-coming research, dispel myths, answer your questions submitted prior to the event, and share a few brainy laughs with the public. We also have a variety of fun games and activities for you, so that you can test your brain about brains! EVERYONE is invited to participate.

So, come join us for an informal, casual, and fun opportunity to learn about neuroscience. EVERYONE is invited – no neuroscience background needed! Strike up a conversation, ask a question, and learn more about the “mush between your ears!”

EWN 2023 is set to take place from 6-9 PM on Friday, May 5, 2023, in a hybrid format. The in-person event will take place in Kane Hall Room 130 (the Roethke Auditorium), and the event will also be livestreamed to YouTube. Below is a rough schedule:

6:00 - 7:00 PM: Pre-Panel Events: human brain demonstration, art gallery, and interactive neurotechnology showcase
7:00 - 7:15 PM: Seating and Introduction
7:15 - 7:55 PM: Panel Discussion
7:55 - 8:05 PM: Intermission
8:00 - 9:00 PM: Live Q&A

A food truck will be available on Red Square outside Kane Hall before the event, during intermission, and after the event!

This year, we aim to establish a wider online presence with a focus on expanding beyond the Seattle area and reaching those with the least access to neuroscience education. More information regarding in-person and online accessibility is located on the Access page. If you have suggestions for how we can improve our event’s accessibility, or would like to request a specific accommodation, please do so here.

Read up about our distinguished speakers here!

Read about this event and support UW student journalism at Her Campus!

Thank you to everyone who attended EWN 2022! View the full recording here!

EWN panelists in Kane Hall at UW
An image of the audience. About 500-600 people attended EWN.
A group photo of the panelists. Smiles all around!
The Grey Matters Store in Kane Hall, with Grey Matters Journal issues, black brain keychains, and blue brain stickers.


Get Involved!

Engaging in our planning committee is a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience in leadership, teamwork, and event planning, while furthering Grey Matters’ educational mission. Each year, the committee forms a tight-knit community that is as enjoyable as it is productive. For information on joining, please visit our EWN recruitment page!

An EWN attendee picks up a black brain keychain from the Grey Matters store.
A circular white button pin with a pink brain on it lays on top of pages of circular EWN stickers with white brains on black backgrounds.
The EWN panel audience inside the auditorium.
A board with the question: 'What topics would you like to see covered in the next issue of Grey Matters?' with multicolored sticky notes that attendees put on it with their desired topics.
Dr. Ric Robinson beginning a brain dissection in Kane Hall.
An art piece showing the human skeleton, the hands from the painting of God creating Adam in the Sistine Chapel, monkeys, humans, neurons in the style of Ramon y Cajal drawings, and action potentials.
A cross-section of the brain made of glass that lights up and changes color, inside a wooden box, on a table with a patterned tablecloth.
An art piece in black ink, featuring a brain with the four lobes labeled, as well as intricate designs surrounding it, which attendees filled in with color before the panel discussion.
Members of the EWN planning committee, all dressed in black, hold a horizontally stretched purple and white balloon arch in Kane Hall's lobby