Things is about things that interact with the brain. Places references locations in the brain. The Little Book of Neuroscience Haiku is organized into three sections: places, things, and people. The blood-brain barrier poem is from the “Places” collection in the book. Chulder’s discusses his approach in writing this book at, where his answers are as precise as the contents of his book. He also hosts the website Neuroscience for Kids at. The blood-brain barrier can be broken down by microwaves and radiation, permitting the entry of chemicals into the brain’s blood supply.” The explanation is as succinct as the haiku itself.Įric Chudler, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist at the University of Washington and the executive director of the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering. For this haiku Chulder says: “THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER, created by tight-fitting endothelial cells that surround blood vessels, limits materials in the blood from entering the brain. This, and other, haiku in Eric Chulder’s, The Little Book of Neuroscience Haiku, deliver a quick, entertaining, and simple way to learn about the brain.Įvery page in the book contains a haiku with a short explanation. This potentially fatal outcome can occur from exposure to microwave and radiation. Open sesame, in this haiku, refers to the dangerous break between the blood-brain barrier.
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