Knowing HIV/AIDS
This month is HIV/AIDS Awareness Month! Sneha Chaturvedi shares information about the disease.… 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
This is Your Brain on COVID
By Chris Gabriel The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the way we live our lives and has been a driving force behind global policy since its emergence in late 2019. Some… 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
Have You Ever Thought: “How Did I Think That Thought?”
By Idha Sood “Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else ever thought.” -Albert Einstein Has an idea popped into your head while having your afternoon… Read more
Knowing Alzheimer’s
For this month’s infographic, Federica Raguseo is sharing information on Alzheimer’s Disease.… Read more
Oh! The Places You’ll Go in the World of Neuroscience
By Amy Than Neuroscience is very interdisciplinary! Here is an incomplete list of careers that folks who are passionate about the study of the nervous system tend to excel in.… Read more
An Eternal Search For a “Cure”: How Real-World Diseases May Have Led to the Modern Vampire
By Anastasiia Gryshyna and Ayushe Sharma Vampires have been a source of fascination for centuries. Whether portrayed as bloodthirsty killers, immortality-seeking psychopaths, or misunderstood romantics, these creatures of the night… Read more
A Close Up Look 19 – Campana Cells
Check out this “A Close Up Look” infographic to learn about a special retinal cell called the Campana Cell!… Read more
Everything You Need To Know About Lucid Dreaming In 6 Minutes Or Less
By Javeria Shahid What is lucid dreaming? Have you ever found yourself in control of a dream? Lucid dreaming is a state in which a person is aware that they… Read more
A Look Inside the Brain
Neuroscience is a broad scientific field that encompasses many different types of research. This research ranges from the microscopic level such as basic protein interactions, genes, and cells, to the… Read more
Knowing Eye Injury
This month’s infographic shares just how common eye injuries are and what you can do to prevent them. Click to read more for Eye Injury Awareness Month!… Read more
Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease
By Mariella Careaga Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disorder that progressively impacts a person’s cognitive functioning and behavioral capacities, leading, ultimately, to the disruption of that person’s daily life.… Read more
A Close Up Look 18 – CLEM
Check out this “A Close Up Look” infographic to explore the equipment involved in, and the process of, CLEM – Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy!… Read more
Book Review: Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos
By Caitlin Goodpaster For the past two hundred thousand years, humans have dominated planet Earth. From the time we were roaming the African savanna, members of Homo sapiens have mastered… Read more
The Fatal Relationship Between Firearm Policy and Brain Development
By Vincent A Medina Gun deaths in the United States far exceed those of every other developed country in the world (Sam & Rupp, 2022). This has prompted frequent discussions… Read more
Neuro Primer: Pubertal Timing
By: Lauren Granata The transition from childhood to adulthood is notoriously turbulent. Teens fumble through these years as they try to finesse a balance between school, extracurriculars, and their ever-shifting… Read more
Knowing Migraines – Not “Just” Headaches
For Migraine Awareness Week, from September 5-14 this year, Federica Raguseo created an infographic to raise awareness – click here to read more.… Read more
Recently reported fraudulent research in Alzheimer’s: does this actually risk a key theory of the disease?
By Diana Ortega Cruz In previous articles at Knowing Neurons, we have discussed the neurobiology of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), the most common form of dementia. This neurodegenerative disease has long… Read more
A Close Up Look 17 – Caloric Restriction
Read this infographic by Gil Torten to learn more about how retinal light exposure and diet affects the lifespan of flies!… Read more
Autism Book Club #1: A Tale of Two Autisms
By Lauren Wagner The Neuroscience of Autism, edited by Rajesh Kana, is the most recently published textbook on the history, characterization, and neuroscience of autism spectrum disorder. In Knowing Neurons’… Read more
Is Aging a Curable Disease?
By Arielle Hogan As you sit here reading this article, your cells are working away in your body performing all the diverse biochemical reactions necessary to keep you going. As… Read more
Problems with Assessing Consciousness in the 21st Century
by Caitlin Goodpaster Early this June, a viral story hit the internet—an engineer at Google had claimed an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot named LaMDA was conscious (Tiku, 2022). LaMDA, which… Read more
Fragile X Syndrome
July is Fragile X awareness month. Learn more about Fragile X with our illustrator Melis Cakar’s new infographic!… Read more
Evolution and Multisensory Integration
By Vincent A Medina Vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch. When combined, these form a single coherent perception of the world around us. The combination of senses for this purpose… Read more
The Female Brain on Hormonal Birth Control
By: Talia Oughourlian Hormonal contraceptives were introduced more than 60 years ago (OBOS Contributors, 2021) with some commending the contraceptive pill as one of the greatest scientific inventions of the… Read more
A Close Up Look 16 – scRNA-seq
In this new infographic, Gil Torten discusses single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). Read more to find out about what this process looks like and how scRNA-seq can be used in… Read more
Innate Interpretations: Poetry and the Brain
Written by James Cole “It is a test [that] genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” T.S. Eliot A couple years ago I found myself in perhaps one of… Read more
This Is Your Brain on Twitter: The Neuroscience of Social Media
Written by Carolyn Amir How has the internet changed your life? How has social media? For many, social media represents a way to stay in touch with old friends, organize… Read more
A Close Up Look 15 – Retinal Organoids
Interested in the study of the retina and retinal development? Check out this edition of A Close Up Look by Gil Torten to learn more about retinal organoids, the most… Read more
Neuro Primer: Working Memory Capacity
The brain has three broad types of memory: sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory. Sensory memory briefly holds unprocessed information retained in the sensory system; working memory temporarily stores… Read more
Knowing Strokes
Interested in learning more about strokes? Check out this new infographic by our own Kayla Lim discussing different types of strokes and how to recognize them!… Read more
La sabiduría del perezoso ¿Es el sueño una virtud perdida?
Artículo original: The Wisdom of the Sloth: Is Sleep a Lost Virtue? Joel Frohlich Traducido por Keya Vijapure En el siglo VI, el Papa Gregorio I recopiló una infame lista… Read more
El legado epigenético del trauma
Artículo original: The Epigenetic Legacy of Trauma Eric Harvey Traducido por Reyna Ediss La tarde del 9 de noviembre de 1938 comenzó con la solemnidad típica del otoño para muchos… Read more
La excitación y la inhibición: El yin y el yang del cerebro
Artículo original: Excitation and Inhibition: The Yin and Yang of the Brain Joel Frohlich Traducido por Mariangelina Martínez Para crear un sistema nervioso funcional solo se ocupan dos fuerzas: la excitación y la… Read more
La mecánica emocional de la interacción robot-humano
Artículo original: The emotional mechanics of the robot-human interaction Knowing Neurons Traducido por Estefany Ochoa Las primeras impresiones son fundamentales. Mientras analizamos a una persona, formamos un breve resumen de… Read more
Cómo dar gracias como un neurocientífico
Artículo original: How to Give Thanks Like a Neuroscientist Anita Traducido por Mariangelina Martínez Estamos rumbo a una reunión familiar tradicional de acción de gracias. Vamos conduciendo por una calle… Read more
Los microbios que nos hacen humanos
Artículo original: The Microbes that Make Us Human Shuhan He Traducido por Dalí Jiménez Cualquiera que se haya manchado de brillantina sabe que inevitablemente la seguirá encontrando muchos días después… Read more
La basura huele a verde y los disparos son un arcoíris
Artículo original: Garbage Smells Green and Gunshots Are Rainbows Joel Frohlich Traducido por Keya Vijapure Las mentes de las personas son como universos paralelos, siempre inaccesibles entre sí. Nunca somos… Read more
Iluminando el cerebro con la optogenética
Artículo original: Lighting up the Brain With Optogenetics Brainfacts.org Traducido por Dalí Jiménez Los científicos que estudian el moco de estanque descubrieron su capacidad peculiar de sentir la luz, incluso… Read more
La pesadilla ineludible del insomnio familiar fatal
Artículo original: The Inescapable Nightmare of Fatal Familial Insomnia Sean Noah Traducido por Estefany Ochoa Una maldición familiar A principios de la década de 1980, un médico italiano estaba investigando… Read more
La retención de vocabulario en adultos que aprenden idiomas
Artículo original: Vocabulary Retention in Adult Language Learners Aurore Bargat Traducido por Reyna Ediss ¿Qué podemos aprender e implementar de la neurociencia para apoyar la retención de vocabulario a largo… Read more
Protecting our Communities with Technology Standards for Future Hydrogen Fuel Combustion Facilities
Written by Bineh Ndefru Natural gas-fired plants meet much of the electric power generation need in California. In 2020, natural gas plants generated over 48% of the state’s electricity and… Read more
¿Cómo sabemos? El valor de los modelos científicos.
Artículo original: How Do We Know? The Value of Scientific Models Joel Frohlich Traducido por Reyna Ediss, Dalí Jiménez, Mariangelina Martínez, Estefany Ochoa y Keya Vijapure. El mes pasado, los… Read more
El Día de las Enfermedades Raras
Traducido por Alba Peris-Yagüe… Read more
¿Existe el libre albedrío?
Artículo original: Does Free Will Exist? Joel Frohlich Traducido por Es una tranquila tarde de domingo. El profesor Freeman está disfrutando del clima del sur de California en el patio del… Read more
