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. ...
Tag: neuroscience
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...
Capstone Closing Comments
This semester has been full of information that would make most people’s heads spin! Some of the material could be so dense at times that reading it three...
Ethanol and Knockouts… Mice, that is
One of the articles we focused on was a review on the signaling caused by ethanol (commonly known as alcohol). Ethanol has various cellular effects that result ...
Axons, Concussions, and MMA
Head injuries are becoming an increasing concern, especially with contact sports. Successive concussions without treatment are also an issue. Concussive force t...
Music Therapy: A Possible Treatment for Autism
Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that has increased in number of cases, from 3 in 10,000 in 1970 to 66 in 10,000 in 2002. Genetic factors alone cann...
I'm not thinking my thoughts!
I want to discuss something that does not directly deal with neuroscience, at least not immediately. It’s something that has been on my mind lately and I ask m...
How Far is too Far?
Throughout the course of the semester in neurochemistry we have learned how to dissect, interpret, and form opinions on research articles dealing the neurologic...
Blaming High Fructose Corn Syrup
There have been many harsh words said about high fructose corn syrup as of late. I can only say this from my own experience, but it seems to be the case in gen...