Healthy Brain, Happy Life: How to Acquire Cognitive Reserve
The importance of brain health is not all in your head. In fact, there are many ways to boost brain health and to acquire cognitive reserve. First, let’s define...
Month: December 2019
Graduation: One Capstone Away
As a December graduate, this is my last college assignment ever. It feels strange writing that. It also feels strange thinking about how I won’t be back next se...
The Magic Cure to Old Age Problems
Imagine we have developed a medicine that could cure most of the problems that come with aging. If you take it, you have a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s, ...
Neurochemisty- Importance of the Journey
My time in Neurochemistry has come to an end. It’s been a bumpy ride, full of ups and downs but I think that’s what education is supposed to be. What would I ha...
Beyond the Brain, Beyond the Classroom
If I’m being honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I entered my first day of neurochemistry. I knew that it was going to be a more diverse group of students...
The Controversy about Cannabinoids
What are Cannibinoids? Cannabinoids exist naturally in the body as N-arachidnonyl-ethanolamine (AEA) and 2-arachidonylglycerol (2-AG). They bind to two differen...
Cognitive Reserve – The Retirement Funds of the Brain
Aging. It’s a word that most of us don’t like to think about. For some, the idea of growing older is a scary thought, and for others it exists only ...
Summiting Liberal Learning
I didn’t know what to expect going into neurochemistry this semester. I had no experience in the neurosciences and had never taken a chemistry class without a l...
Don’t Get Lost in the Weeds – What’s the Real Deal Behind Marijuana?
To legalize or not to legalize? That is the question that often comes to mind when we see that all-too-distinct 7-point leaf. The use of marijuana, or cannabis,...
Got enrichment?
Enrichment. I associate this word with study hall because the teachers of Absarokee Highschool thought it was a clever way to get students to actually study. Re...