Cover Image and Figures: Auden Akinc, February 2026 By: Jacob Van Oorschot, Contributing Writer Who branched off first: comb jellies … 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 neuroscience of eating disorders
Written By: Laura Meng During the 19th century, Sir William Gull formally proposed the clinical term Anorexia nervosa (AN) to … More
An Investigation on our love for blackboards
By: Mathilde Papillon The blackboard. This archaic teaching tool is in practically every single class of any science student. It … More
What Is the human brain project?
(image: Greg Dunn – wired.com) In 2013, the Human Brain Project (HBP) was granted €1-billion by the European Commission’s Future … More
First language shapes later processing patterns in the brain
By Leanne Louie Whether you still speak it or not, your first language dictates the way your brain processes … More
The cognitive neuroscience of deception
Truth about lies, the highest governing process Ji Yun Shin We have probably encountered many troubling scenarios in life where … More
[Profile] Jenna Hotton, synaptic characterization of the DCN circuit
Generally speaking, most people think of what is referred to as the cerebral cortex when they think of the brain. … More
Gender bias in neuroscience: SfN’s San Diego Symposium
This weekend, San Diego hosted the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting. Among topics ranging from neural injury and plasticity to … More
NIMH “throws shade” on APA weeks before new DSM
Only a few weeks ago, blogs were heralding the impending arrival of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical … More