Learning to Think, Not Just to Know
Learning Beyond Memorization Coming into this semester, I thought I had a solid understanding of what it meant to “learn” science. As a neuroscience major on a ...
Author: jnanyong
Feeding the Brain, Not Just the Body: How Omega-3s Rewire Metabolic Syndrome
Feature Image Credit: Created by Jackline Peace Nanyonga using ChatGPT. Introduction: When Energy Balance Breaks Down We eat to fuel our bodies and to maintain ...
When Reward Feels Different: Dopamine and the Autism Brain
Introduction: The Signals That Shape Us Every day, we are guided by invisible signals that tell us what matters. A smile from a friend, a good grade, even the s...
From Signal to Gene: How β-Catenin Controls Transcription in the Brain
Feature Image Credit: Created by Jackline Peace Nanyonga using ChatGPT. Introduction: Why Gene Transcription Matters Your brain is constantly interpreting signa...
Can Exercise Rewire How We Remember Stress?
Feature Image Credit: Created by Jackline Peace Nanyonga using ChatGPT. Why Do Some Stressful Memories Stay? Have you ever wondered why your brain holds onto a ...
When Balance Becomes Overstimulation: How THC Hijacks the Brain
The brain has its own cannabis system, and long before humans cultivated marijuana, our neurons were already communicating using cannabis-like molecules called ...
Beyond Symptoms: Molecular Recovery After a Concussion
[1] A concussion, a form of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), occurs when biomechanical force is applied to the brain and produces functional disturbances wit...