Capstone Reflection
When I tell people that I study biology and neuroscience, I am frequently asked if I want to be a brain surgeon or something else involving treating people with...
Tag: neuroscience
Putting the Puzzle Pieces of Autism Together
Autism spectrum disorder is the term used to describe a range of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by communication difficulties, social impairm...
You Are What You Eat: Early Life Diet and Obesity Risk
Obesity and sedentary behaviors are commonly viewed as a reflection of cultures with widespread availability of cheap high-calorie and high-fat foods, often in ...
Are we predisposed to being obese?
Common convention has each of us believing that being overweight or obese as a sign of being lazy, apathetic, or even just slovenly. When we walk down the stre...
Current Progress in ALS Research
The body is the vessel through and by which we experience the world. To be unable to interact with it physically while being mentally aware is arguably the scar...
Behind the Bucket: A mechanism behind ALS appears to be too much of a good thing
Before the ALS awareness social media frenzy, the term “ice bucket challenge” meant nothing more to me than the 5+ month reality of living in Minnesota, also kn...
Colors of the Rainbow – A Look at Autism
Autism is more common today than ever before. According to the Autism Science Foundation, prevalence of autism was reported as 1 in 10,000. During the ninetie...
Alcohol and Behavior
Anyone who has drank alcohol or been around people who are drinking alcohol are familiar with some of the effects it has on behavioral and physical attributes. ...
Opioids and Addiction
I have been hearing more and more these days that doctors are handing out high-potency pain killers like they are candy and I have been wondering why, when thes...
Insulin and Alzheimer's
5.4 million people of all ages have Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in the US, 5.2 million of that 5.4 million are ages 65 and older, according to Alz.org. This stati...