More than the Munchies: How Cannabinoids Rewire Hunger in the Brain
Feature Image from Pexels Our relationship with food intake and satiety is a complex system in the brain. Appetite is tightly regulated by a network of signals ...
Month: April 2026
Can Exercise Rewire How We Remember Stress?
Why Do Some Stressful Memories Stay? Have you ever wondered why your brain holds onto a stressful moment like a high-definition movie, while other memories just...
Genes, Memory, and Fear: The Science Behind PTSD
Feature Image from Pexels The brain is constantly changing in response to our experiences. The article linked here emphasizes this by showing how patterns of n...
Why Traumatic Memories Stick
We’ve been struggling to name what trauma does to the mind for a long time. Civil War soldiers called it “soldier’s heart...
When the Brain Won’t Let Go: Understanding PTSD
Featured image created by Julia Wolf and Microsoft CoPilot The Science of PTSD Not all stress is processed the same way by the brain. While many experiences are...
PTSD: A Historical Advantage Turned to a Modern Day Demon
Artstract created by: Eli Hunt through use of Google Gemini Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental health condition caused by experienci...
Science of Trauma: How Stress Hardwires the Brain
Feature image created by K. Leppke with help of ChatGPT The Story of a Stressful Memory Why do some moments fade while others remain stuck within the memory? Th...
Neurological Imprints: Adolescent Addiction
Cover Image Artstract designed by Cayley Borrud with the use of ChatGPT Adolescence is often a rocky time full of firsts and figuring out identity. But what if ...
Rewired Learning: The Hidden Science of Addiction
Featured image created by Julia Wolf and Microsoft CoPilot The Science of Addiction Addiction is no longer understood as simply a behavioral problem, it is a di...
When Abstaining Isn’t Enough: Psychostimulants and the Brain
Out of the various brain-related afflictions discussed in these posts, addiction is unique in that it doesn’t arise from faulty wiring, but ...