Students hoping to get a closer look within their own heads may have the opportunity to do so.

Treasury voted 9-5-0 Tuesday evening to provide Synapse $7,500 to bring to campus a large inflatable brain that students can walk through. Part of the money will go toward tours through the brain, which will be provided by an employee of AmeriBrain, an “interactive exhibit” company.

Junior and Synapse treasurer Samantha Chen believes the weeklong event will appeal to students already interested in neuroscience, but the novelty of AmeriBrain could also largely appeal to those less interested in science.

“In terms of education, we just want to teach people more about neuroscience and with a big exhibit like this, even people that aren’t pre-med or really enjoy science will probably be like, ‘Hey, a gigantic brain’ and want to come learn about the brain,” Chen said.

Sophomore and treasury representative Chris Dijs said the event would be a memorable one for students.

“I was in favor of it because it was unique and different and would definitely bring a buzz to campus. It’s very different than other events we have. It’s a memorable event, so in a few years people would look back on it fondly,” Dijs said. “It isn’t just a regular speaker event; it’s more of an experience.”

Senior and Speaker of the Treasury Sean Janda believed the event’s uniqueness represents the type of appeals Treasury would like to fund more frequently.

“I think we fund a lot of speaker events, and we fund a lot of conferences. We would love to fund more different types of events and more innovative things,” Janda said.

One of the main concerns was that the event would last five days, which some Treasury representatives felt was too long. The group responded by suggesting that the AmeriBrain would be setup at different locations each day.

“My only concern was that it would be five days, which was mostly offset by having it at five different locations. The only options were one day or five days, and one day was barely cheaper,” Dijs said.

With additional reporting by Manvitha Marni.