Childhood Trauma & Memory
Traumatic experiences in childhood have a more significant impact on the brain than acute trauma in adulthood. Let’s look into the field of developmental trauma...
Author: hdahlsei
Addiction Rewires the Brain
Artstract created by Hadlie Dahlseid. Drug use leads to increased dopamine and glutamate, which causes alterations in the reward circuit of the brain, increasin...
It’s Not “Mental Illness” It’s Brain Health
“Mental Illness” Mental illness is often a scary phrase. It’s thought of in association with the words “disorder,” “sick,” or even worse, “crazy.” People often ...
Beyond THC: The Endocannabinoid System
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a key modulatory signaling pathway [1]. Which, I’ve heard, is a very common phrase in the scientific community, and is simpl...
Knowledge is Power OR Ignorance is Bliss?
We’ve all seen the popular headlines: Breaking News, Alzheimer’s Disease is Now Type III Diabetes! But what does the research actually say? Here is what we do ...
Football: The Epidemic Hidden Beneath the Helmet
You dive for the ball, just barely have it in your hands, when you collide head-first with the player from the other team! You pick yourself up off the ground, ...