By: Jacob Van Oorschot, Contributing Writer Who branched off first: comb jellies or sea sponges? Scientists have long debated whether … More
Category: f – Neuroscience
Includes pieces about topics in neuroscience.
Memory beyond the brain: How non-neuronal cells are capable of remembering
Memory has long been a central focus of neuroscience and psychology, with extensive research exploring how information is encoded, stored, and received by the brain. A groundbreaking new study had introduced the possibility that memory processes may also be occuring outside the brain.
Can animals think about thinking?
An overview of metacognitive studies in non-human animals. This may make you feel guilty about killing that insect crawling on your wall at 1A.M.…
Our best friend Joe: Coffee’s superiority in terms of caffeine vectors
Wake up and smell the… caffeine pills?
Mini brains in petri dishes
Neuroscientists are engineering “cerebral organoids” using pluripotent stem cells to mimic human brain development, potentially aiding in the study of neurodevelopmental disorders and brain tumors.
Feeling to remember
Memory formation is closely tied to our emotions. Could we use our emotions to mold our memories? by Isabelle Guo, … More
Midterms and caffeine: A match made in the brain
by Athina Sitou, Contributing Writer Why does getting a hot cup of tea or coffee make studying feel more enjoyable? … More
Why don’t we touch things with our head?
by Selina Zhao, Contributing Writer Have you ever wondered why babies unintentionally touch dangerous things with their hands? Or why … More
Controversy and pending approval of Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm
by Athina Sitou, Contributing Writer Alzheimer’s disease can often have heartbreaking effects on families. It ceases to be abstract when … More
Parkinson’s disease: Neurons, autoimmunity and gut infections, oh my!
by Angela Nelson Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the death of dopamine-producing cells – dopaminergic neurons … More
The Abstract 