Tag: neuroscience

The science behind sensory processing sensitivity

November 8, 2024 admin

by Maya Bluitt For a lot of us, external stimuli – the feeling of a t-shirt hanging on you, the […]

Optogenetics

Techniques

November 8, 2024 admin

by Michaela Price Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Scientists can change an animal’s behavior […]

Neurotransmitter

Glossary

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 admin

(noun. /NUR-oh-TRANZ-mi-ter/) by Maya Bluitt What does it mean? Neurotransmitters are chemicals used by neurons (nerve cells) to communicate with […]

This is your brain on social media

April 22, 2024 admin

by Maya Bluitt Image source It’s a scenario all too familiar: Imagine you’re writing a paper for a class when […]

The Teenage Brain: A Method to the Madness

March 15, 2024 admin

by Maya Bluitt Just about anybody would agree that your teenage years are both the best and worst times of […]

El Cerebro Derecho + El Cerebro Izquierdo

Español

July 23, 2023 admin

Traducido por Sofia Benavides Publicado en Abril 29, 2022 por Jillian Battista (English version) ¿Eres más creativo y artístico? ¿O […]

Terapia de música

Español

May 19, 2023July 23, 2023 admin

Publicado el 22 de April 2022 por Dalia Fleifel (English version) Traducido al español por Crystal Dezha-Bolteada Música como un […]

How Serotonin Connects the Entire Body

March 9, 2023 admin

by Emma Bouck It can be very difficult to be in a good mood when you have a stomachache. Having […]

Is that Friendship I Smell?

December 19, 2022July 23, 2023 admin

by Honoreé Brewton Versíon en Español The human nose has the ability to smell over one trillion (1,000,000,000,000) scents. What’s […]

Astrocyte

Glossary

December 19, 2022 admin

(noun. /AS-troh-site/) by Honoreé Brewton What does it mean? An astrocyte is a type of glia (glia support the brain […]

The Left Brain + The Right Brain

April 29, 2022July 23, 2023 admin

by Jillian Battista Versión en Español Are you more creative and artistic? Or more logical and mathematical? These questions have […]

Music Therapy

April 22, 2022May 19, 2023 admin

by Dalia Fleifel Versión en Español Music as a language of feeling The Super Bowl 2022 Halftime Show instantly sent […]

Circadian Rhythm: Waking and Sleeping on Time

March 5, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

By Madison Williams Ever wonder why you’re awake and energized during the day and sleepy at night? Thanks to our […]

The Morris Water Maze

Techniques

October 6, 2020November 11, 2022 admin

By Sean Gay Fun rating: 4/5 The actual experiment is easy to perform and generates loads of data. Difficulty rating: […]