Favorite Part; Peer Discussion
One aspect of the semester that I would like to highlight is the end of week discussions that the class would have on each paper we read. This discussion really...
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How Do Stressful Situations Create Stressful Memories?
Humans obviously experience stress, so obviously scientists have studied how being stressed impacts our brains. They have found that stress results in hormone r...
Endocannabinoid System; Helpful, and Not the Same as Cannabis
Obviously, cannabis, weed, marijuana, etc. and its legalization have been a controversial, polemic, political hot button for the past 40+ years. However, this s...
Glioblastoma; A Case Study of Converging and Complex Cell Signaling Pathways
Glioblastoma is a type of brain tumor; glio means ‘from glial cells’ which are cells that support neuronal cells in the brain, and blastoma means ‘a form of tum...
High Fat Diets Can Change Our Brains
It is painfully aware to us that as technology advances and society modernizes, obesity is becoming a severe epidemic. Why did obesity appear as we became more ...
FRAGILE! Your Brain Needs Time to Repair Itself
Artstract made in Canva Concussions are well understood by some, usually those who have had a concussion or been in concussion prone settings like sports, but n...
What Do You Mean this Mouse has Schizophrenia?
What do you mean this mouse has Schizophrenia? – Mice models in Schizophrenia Research By: Hannah Olson You’ve seen the headlines that go, “Mice with Schi...