Neurochemistry: Liberal Learning at its Best
Coming into Concordia confident that I would pursue a Neuroscience major, the Neurochemistry course is one that has always been on my radar. To say I enjoyed th...
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Music To My Ears (And To My Brain!)
While there are inevitably reasons why people enjoy listening to music, many of these reasons can be attributed to changes in the brain, giving off a reward sig...
NEU 475: How A Senior Came To Love Her Major
Wait, you didn’t love your major? As a senior in college? Yes, it’s the truth; going into my senior year as a Biology and Neuroscience double major,...
Neurochemistry: a reflection
Joy, fulfillment, hope, gratitude, and passion. These are the emotions that come to mind as I reflect on my capstone neurochemistry class and on my Concordia Co...
Endocannabinoids and Alzheimer’s Disease
If you’ve done any research on the neurochemistry of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), you’ve probably run into a few of the same molecular players like β-amyloid plaqu...
Obesity and Body Positivity on the Brain
Take a moment to look at the image above. Does something seem to be missing between the person standing on the scale, sad, then looking in a mirror, happy? If y...
Broken Mirrors: Mirror Neurons and ASD Symptoms
We learn by watching others. As we grow and develop, we learn how to speak, behave, and even think based on our observations of other humans. Much of this learn...
Concussion and Aggression: “Infuriating” Side Effects
Concussions, also known as mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs), often have unpleasant side effects: headaches, nausea, confusion, amnesia, trouble sleeping, a...
Addiction’s Conviction
Addiction has ravaged the population for countless years. Currently, there are nearly 21 million Americans with at least one addiction, yet only 10% receive tre...
Schizophrenia and Autism: More Alike Than You’d Think
Distinct differences, striking similarities Schizophrenia and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are both well-known developmental disorders involving the brain. At...