Autism: What it is and Why it Happens
The Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological disorder that is often characterized by impairments in communication, inappropriate social behavior, and re...
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Finding yourself: A Neurochemistry Capstone Experience
Upon registering for this class, I had a hard time grasping I had just registered for Neurochemistry. At the end of spring semester 2015, I attended a meeting f...
The Role of Serotonin and Estrogens in Development of Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa (BN):a disorder characterized by repetitive episodes of binge eating (consuming large amount of food at once and feeling unable to contro...
Capstone Experience: Bringing it All Together
(click on image for motion) ZOOOOOOM! ‘Woah! Did you see that?!’ ‘I’m not really sure!’ ‘Wait, what the hell are you talking about…?’ At this point in time, tha...
Bulimia Nervosa: Neurological Implication
In modern times, the continued growth of technology-based communication has resulted in an ever-present force of social habituation. The constant need for commu...
Parenting: Why even try?
In today’s society, we are finding out new information each and every day about the dangers of our world that can hurt our kids. Bacon is being classified as ca...
Capstone Experience
This neurochemistry capstone class has done a wonderful job of summing up my academic experience at Concordia. The goal of Concordia’s liberal arts educa...
Is the world becoming Autistic?
Autism in the United States has slowly become a more common occurrence. Right now approximately 1 in 68 American children are found be on the autism spectrum, t...
Bulimia Nervosa: the hidden eating disorder
Eating disorders are much more prevalent in our society than many people believe. While exact numbers on eating disorders are difficult to get (due to self-repo...
Alzheimer's Disease: Putting Together the Puzzle
For the past year, visiting my grandfather has been a drastically different experience than what it was when I was younger. Coming up on three years, my grandfa...