Professionals from Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, together with researchers from the Neurotraumatology and Neurosurgery research group at VHIR, participate once again in the "http://www.bcn.cat/neurociencia/setmana-mundial-del-cervell.html" Brain Awareness Week, organized by the Institut Municipal d’Educació de Barcelona from the 16th to the 22nd of March. Students from the Institut Consell de Cent visited the center this Wednesday in order to know at first hand the task carried out by the professionals. The aim of the workshop, entitled 'Viu de prop el problema: coneix les causes i parla amb el malalt', is to explain the traumatic brain consequences that people can suffer after surviving a traffic accident. In this session, students learned the mechanisms involved in traumatic brain injuries, what happens in the acute phase of this event, and which are the symptoms and the social and familiar consequences that these accidents cause. During the visit, students visited the Intensive Care Unit of the Neurotraumatology and Rehabilitation service, where they saw and heard about the experience of some patients. Apart from this activity, Dr. Àlex Rovira, head of the Magnetic Resonance and Neuroradiology group, also participated in the Brain Awareness Week with a talk about the historical development of the imaging techniques of the brain in medicine. One week to raise awareness on science21 research centers located in Barcelona collaborate with the activities of the Brain Awareness Week, in which are participating 1.200 students from 26 schools and high schools of the Catalan capital. The Brain Awareness Week is held in more than 80 countries and is promoted by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.