Your Body’s Natural High…..
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is mainly found in the central nervous system (CNS) and plays important roles to modulate plasticity and homeostasis in the bra...
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My past or my future?
This blog post will focus on the interesting intersection between anxiety and memories. I personally found this fascinating because before discussing this in cl...
Battling the Brain Beast: Glioblastomas
When we talk about tumors, they can grow and exist differently. There are canceorus (malignant) tumors and non-cancerous (benign) tumors. A tumor is a solid mas...
Putting the “fun” in dysfuntion!
Did you know that even your psychiatrist might be suffering from a mental illness? Increased awareness on mental illness today shows how far humans have come in...
What a Journey!
My time at Concordia has been filled with thrill, lessons, failures, self-discovery, and many events that sneaked into my life unknowingly. However, did I enjoy...
Neurochemistry Has Value Outside of Science
Neurochemistry has been one of my favorite classes that I have taken in my college career. Although this is technically a science class, it covers the full spec...
OMG are those Endocannabinoids?
Endocannabinoids, often referred to as the body’s cannabis-like compounds, have gathered increasing attention in both scientific research and public disco...
Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a public health concern which affects individuals, families, and society as a whole. It occurs when an external force disrupts t...
Why should you care about Anxiety?
Even though many people do not understand anxiety and how it works, it is an aspect of mental health that affects millions of people worldwide. It is normal to ...
Neurochemistry and me
Concordia has five goals for liberal learning Instill a love for learning Develop foundational skills and transferable intellectual capacities Develop an unders...