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How our search for fun keeps us young
Haleema Warraiat Without a second thought, most people associate “fun,” with children along with their playful screams and seemingly...
Sep 26, 20244 min read
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How Adversity Affects Development
By: Noah Morales Introduction: During my time in my developmental psychology class, we hit on an interesting topic of how adverse...
Sep 25, 20243 min read
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Striking the Right Chord: How Music Shapes Brain Development
Written by: Elizabeth Aliyeva; Edited by: Hannah Kim. Imagine a young child who, at the age of four, begins taking piano lessons. Over...
Sep 24, 20245 min read
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How Electrical Stimulation Can Improve Motor Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
By: Catherine Gooch Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a neurological condition caused by damage to the spinal cord, the long column...
Sep 23, 202411 min read
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Does Genetics Play a Role in East African Dominance in Long-Distance Running?
Written by Bethel Jegol Edited by Hannah K Created with BioRender.com From the moment any Ethiopian child was able to form memories,...
Sep 22, 20245 min read
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What does sleep do for our memory?
Anya Singh Introduction Memory is understood as the persistence of learning and retention of information over time, and it is crucial to...
Sep 21, 20245 min read
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Anatomical Differences in the Brain of Separate Animal Groups
Written By: Diyanka Lahane Introduction While growing up, children are taught that animals can be anything ranging from the smallest ant...
Sep 20, 20245 min read
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Physiological Manifestations of PTSD: Implications for Dermatological Health
Tate Madison Image credit to Phoebe Hwang Understanding PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that...
Sep 19, 20244 min read
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Is Sleep Paralysis Pathological? What the Literature Says
Desiree Lano Henry Fuseli, John. The Nightmare . 1781. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan. What is Sleep Paralysis? Sleep...
Sep 19, 20243 min read
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Understanding Autism in Females
Juliana Morsello Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that impacts how individuals think, learn, and behave...
Sep 18, 202412 min read
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Shh! This is a Library: The Library as Pillar of Community Wellness
Olivia Gudeahn Libraries are loud . Children playing, pages turning, keyboards typing, and lively chatter are all vibrant sounds at the...
Sep 17, 20247 min read
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From Neuron to Node: The Quest for Artificial Consciousness
By: Bernd van Ruremonde Introduction Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a novel known by many and widely adopted into popular culture. The...
Sep 17, 20245 min read
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The Role of the Immune Response in Alzheimer’s Disease
By: Kate Leinenweber Brain atrophy and differences in cells between a healthy brain and a brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Image created...
Sep 14, 20245 min read
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A Double Edged Sword: How Video Games Cut Into the Heart of Ethics and Morality
Written by: Elizabeth Aliyeva; Edited by: Mia Rakotobe-Joely Picture a room full of enthusiastic, 10-year-old students, each with a...
Sep 13, 20247 min read
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The Cognitive Toll Of Long COVID: Exploring Possible Mechanisms
By Gabriella Martinez COVID-19’s impact persists beyond the initial infection, with post-COVID syndrome (PCS, also known as Long COVID)...
Sep 12, 20245 min read
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Float like a butterfly, set goals like a bat
Written by: Vasiliki Maria Loukaki From predator to prey, carnivore to herbivore, vertebrate to invertebrate, the lives of animals appear...
Sep 11, 20248 min read
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Neural coupling between infants and caregivers: an integrative approach to developmental neuroscience
By Davis Hobley Neural coupling, or brain-to-brain synchronization, has become an increasingly prominent area of research within...
Sep 10, 20245 min read
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How Poverty Changes the Brain
Aditi Singh Although global democracies have consistently pledged themselves critical components of the fight against poverty, in many...
Sep 8, 20244 min read
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The More You Nose: How Smell Affects the Brain and Stress
Written by: Samantha E. De Alba Edited by: Damaris K. “Sometimes a certain smell will take me back to when I was young. How come I’m...
Sep 7, 20245 min read
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Unpacking Oxidative Stress: Causes, Consequences, and Connections to Neuroscience
by Omegan Wright What is Oxidative Stress The human body, by design, is a highly complex, highly regulated system that maintains a...
Sep 3, 202411 min read
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