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...
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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 ...
Dopamine – Have Researchers Found the Missing Piece to the Autism Puzzle?
Imagine a world where you never know what the person next to you is thinking or how they’re feeling. Imagine attending social events or new experiences that are...
Alzheimer’s Disease and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Is “Type III Diabetes” a Women’s Health Crisis?
Alzheimer’s disease and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) are two seemingly unrelated conditions that disproportionately affect women. Alzheimer’s, a devastati...
Insulin signaling and Alzheimer’s disease
The article we have covered this week, “Insulin signaling pathway and related molecules: Role in neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease,” was an articl...
A Reflection of This Semester
How this semester’s learning relates to my future goals Going into the field of neuroscience and psychology often means study hard materials like chemist...
Understanding Addiction: Why It Matters and How We Can Make a Difference
Addiction is a pervasive issue that touches the lives of millions of people worldwide. Whether it’s substance abuse, such as alcohol or drug...
What should you know about Autism Spectrum Disorder?
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder that is estimated to affect 1 in 59 children ...
My Time at Concordia So Far
Concordia College’s Integrated Science Center When I was in high school searching for schools to go to after graduation, I knew Concordia would be ...
Truth about Endocannabinoids and Cannabis within the Body
What are Endocannabinoids anyways? While this word is long and confusing to say, what it is is pretty simple. endocannabinoids are naturally occurring, lipid-b...