How do anxiety medications work?
What are Anxiolytic Drugs? Anxiolytics are drugs that act to reduce anxiety. Benzodiazepines are the strongest anxiolytic drugs used commercially but SSRIs and ...
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Final Blog: Neurochemistry
This neurochemistry course opened my eyes to various perspectives and topics that I would not have sought out otherwise. I am grateful for the opportunities we ...
My Reflection on Neurochem 2021
I had no idea that this class would be so different from other science classes when I decided to sign up. I knew that we would study the brain, and I knew that ...
Final Review of Neurochem
Neurochemistry Neurochemistry has been by far the most engaging class I have taken at Concordia. We were challenged to address complicated diseases affecting th...
Endocannabinoids: CB1 Receptor and Munchies
We are all familiar with the term “the munchies,” but how does this happen? Turns out, it has to do with the cannabinoid 1 receptors (CB1 receptors)...
Obesity: A BIG problem
Obesity is an epidemic, not just in the united states but in a lot of countries in the world. It begs the question; why don’t people stop eating so much? The pr...
Course Reflection 2021: Masked Edition
This blog post is all about how neurochemistry class meets Concordia’s 5 goals for liberal learning and hones skills developed from other classes. Install...
The sleep Cycle
while we sleep, we cycle through different stages. In this blog post, I will give a blurb of information about each stage of the cycle. Stage 1 Stage 1 is when ...
Learning To Read from a Scientist’s Perspective
I found that this specified class was unique compared to the other ones that I have taken during my time at Concordia. However, it was a good experience that he...
Final Thoughts for the Semester
What kinds of learning occurred for you during this semester? Fall 2021 held many opportunities for learning—both in the academic sense and ...