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...
Category: Spirituality
Unlocking Brain’s Potential: Exploring the World of Nootropics
Nootropics, also known as cognitive enhancers or smart drugs, are supplements or substances that are believed to improve cognitive function, including me...
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...
How Neurochemistry helped me ____.
Instill a love for learning Neurochemistry has been a unique course in that the majority of the necessary work is done outside of the classroom setting and inde...
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,...
Unlinking Moral Failure and Mental Illness
With one in every five Americans experiencing a mental illness at some point in their lives, how is it that the stigma surrounding mental illness remains so per...
The Voices in My Head: Friends or Foes?
In America, when we think of hearing voices, most people’s immediate reaction is to think well, that’s crazy! And while auditory hallucinations are certainly a ...
ALS – Finding Hope
This past week the Fargo-Moorhead community lost an angel to a disease that continually seems to rip away our hope and block any light at the end of the tunnel....
Fear, Anxiety, and the HPA Axis
To begin it must be made evident that Fear and Anxiety are in a sense necessary. We as humans thrive as a species because we have this innate response to fearfu...
My Capstone Experience
The main goal that Concordia College has for their students is that during their time in school, they learn to BREW – Become Responsible Engaged in the World. P...