Having Trouble Remembering Simple Every Day Tasks? Read This!
I forgot that my research group was meeting in our classroom instead of the professors office? Does that mean I have Alzheimer’s disease? To answer my own...
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Dopamine’s Other SECRET Job
You’ve likely heard about the neurotransmitter called dopamine. The first time I heard about it was in 7th grade health class when we were talking about i...
Four Things About Autism You’ve Probably Never Hear…
One word that parents always dread hearing is coming up more and more in elementary schools. Autism. For some it’s a debilitating disorder that impairs ba...
Capstone Courses Are Pretty Neat
Sometimes we like to make fun of liberal arts degrees. I may not understand my tax forms, but at least I know about quantum tunnelling! Those kinds of comment...
CAP-Ping Off My College Experience
The neurochemistry capstone is unlike any science class I have taken at Concordia. While the background of chemistry, biology, and neuroscience is helpful, it w...
The Stickiness of Parkinson’s Proteins
You have probably seen the muscle tremors that affect Parkinson’s patients. Parkinson’s is a disease that kills dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. While...
Concussion Background and Visual Imaging
In the good old days as some people would call it, if you get hit in football or any sport and you were knocked out it was almost seen as a sign of weakness. N...
The Capstone Course Serves as a Sturdy Foundation for the Future
The Capstone Course Serves as a Sturdy Foundation for the Future No project is complete without the finishing touch. A Christmas tree lacks luster without the s...
Are Stress and Anxiety Hijacking Your Body?
Stress and Anxiety. Two words you hear often now a days. Especially if you are like me a college student. These two factors can negatively impact our lives and ...
Understanding Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury
If you were to ask a high school freshman what a concussion is, do you think they would be able to tell you? All I would’ve been able to tell you when I was a h...