Liberal Arts, the Brain, and My Capstone Experience
One of the biggest reasons I chose Concordia College was the fact that it is a liberal arts college. Contrary to my stepdad’s belief that a liberal arts college...
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ALS: A Tough Disease to Swallow
Imagine this: You are a 45 year old individual. You are married and have school-aged kids. You have a successful career in which you have found fulfillment. Ove...
What is occurring during in the brain during a concussion?
Many people know what a concussion is, but they don’t know what is specifically happening in the brain after the impact has occurred. After the impact has occu...
Putting a Cap on my College Education
For my last blog of the semester I am supposed to look back on my capstone experience. In some ways it seems wrong that the “cap” to my college career comes in ...
A Cure is Possible
Autism is a broad and complicated neurological disorder. People who suffer from autism fall somewhere on a wide spectrum, making autism difficult to diagnose an...
Neurochemistry Reflections and why it is a Capstone
For a class to be considered and capstone course at Concordia it must meet five qualifications. One, it must instill a love for learning. Two, the student dev...
Do we know what causes ALS?
ALS is a neurological disorder where a degradation of motor neurons occurs. This progresses over the course of 3-5 years leading to complete muscle loss in vit...
A Reflection on my Capstone Experience
Throughout my three and a half years at Concordia College, one aspect I have really enjoyed is the liberal learning that students are required to experience. Be...
What is Autism Anyway?
What is Autism? We are about people being diagnosed with this disease all the time but what is it really? Most people know the autism is a mental disorder in wh...
How Obesity and Eating Cause Each Other
Obesity is on the rise in the US and you can’t help but wonder why. We know that eating healthy and exercise are important, but people are still obese. Maybe th...