Knowing Neurons

How the Olfactory System Makes You Run Toward Pumpkin Spice Lattes, and Away From Rotting Flesh

By Ayushe Sharma and Brandon Mitchell As you walk down the street towards your favorite coffee shop, you experience countless odors. Trash. Stale fries. Wet dogs. Floral perfumes. Overbearing colognes.… Read more

Workout your worries – how exercise can protect your mental health

by Johanna Popp Stressed lately? Low in energy? Too exhausted to meet up with friends after a long workday? These feelings could indicate early signs of declining mental health. According… Read more

Knowing Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

In this infographic,  Kayla Lim discusses the basics of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and intricacies related to long COVID! Edited by Zoe Dobler, Vidya Saravanapandian, and Julia LaValley… Read more

Taking a “trip” inside the cell: New research shows how psychedelics promote neuroplasticity

By Andrew Bontemps Original article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf0435 “Perspectives” article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg2989 Maxemiliano Vargas and colleagues from UC Davis and Medical College of Wisconsin recently released a paper describing some of the interesting… Read more

The Neuroscience of Avatar – could we really download our brains into a new body?

By Lauren Wagner Thirteen years after the first Avatar movie came out in 2009, director James Cameron invites viewers to journey back to the faraway, lush exo-moon of Pandora with… Read more

Counteracting the Consequences of Aging- How the Gut Microbiome Can Turn Back the Clock on Getting Older

By Holly Korthas You see it in commercials every day: creams and lotions to reduce wrinkles, dyes to eliminate gray hair, and remedies to reduce muscle and joint aches. Along… Read more

No somos tan racionales como creemos: la filosofía política y la ciencia de la irracionalidad

Artículo original: No Somos Tan Racionales Como Creemos: La Filosofía Política y La Ciencia de la Irracionalidad, Daniel Toker Los científicos cognitivos han sabido por décadas que los humanos son… Read more

¡La tripa está más cerca del cerebro de lo que parece!

Artículo original: Your gut is closer to your brain than it appears! , Amin Kamaleddin ¡Somos más de lo que pensamos! Sí, así es. Si aún pensamos que cada uno… Read more

Auto Reflejado: Lo Mejor de la Neurociencia y el Arte

Artículo original: Auto Reflejado: Lo Mejor de la Neurociencie y el Arte, Kayleen Schreiber La frase «la belleza está en los ojos del que mira» parece ser especialmente cierta para los… Read more

El Síndrome del X Frágil

Infografía original: Fragile X Syndrome, Melis Cakar Julio fue el mes de conciencia para el síndrome del X frágil. Aprende más con esta nueva infografía por ilustradora Melis Cakar!… Read more

Binaural Beats for Behavior Modulation and Brainwave Entrainment

By Jasreen Singh What are binaural beats? Have you ever heard something that wasn’t actually there? Perhaps you were listening to an auditory illusion known as binaural beats. A binaural… Read more

Neuro Primer: Telomeres

By Marta Garo-Pascual Telomeres are the “shoelace caps” of linear chromosomes and, as shoelace caps protect shoelaces, telomeres serve a protective role for chromosomes. Barbara McClintock and Hermann Muller described… Read more

Un pequeño mapa para las moscas de la fruta, un gran salto para la neurociencia

Artículo original: One Small Map for Fruit Flies, One Giant Leap for Neuroscience,  Alexa Erdogan Traducido por Samantha Arauz Nota: este artículo explora un trabajo reciente que ha sido revisado… Read more

El procedimiento de interfaz mioneural agonista-antagonista: portal a un futuro cíborg

Artículo original: The AMI Procedure – Gateway to a Cyborg Future  Arielle Hogan Traducido por Justin Lai Los avances en la bioingeniería y la robótica han generado dispositivos increíbles capaces de restaurar parcialmente la… Read more
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