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modern nurse taking a medical tool from someone in 2000 BC

By J. LaValley Often, when we discuss medical practices of the past, we do so with a certain level of scorn, horror, and disgust. These aren’t unreasonable reactions when thinking… Read More

Infographics

Melis Cakar July 12, 2023July 17, 2023 disability, disability pride, disabled

Knowing Disability Pride Month

In this infographic, KN Illustrator Melis Cakar discusses different disabilities people experience in the US. Check it out in celebration of Disability Pride Month! Illustrated by Melis Cakar Edited by… Read More

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Chris Gabriel June 13, 2023June 12, 2023 anterior temporal cortex, Anxiety, Brain Injury, Face Blindness, lesion, occipito-fusiform cortex, occipito-temporal cortex, Prosopagnosia

What is Prosopagnosia?

By Chris Gabriel When you think of the person you love most in the world, you might imagine their face, their voice, and the memories you’ve shared together. Now, imagine… Read More

Psychedelics Did You Know?Neuro News

Andrew Bontemps April 25, 2023May 11, 2023 Antidepressant, Drugs, Plasticity, Psychedelics, Research

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

Movement Cognition Mental Health

Chris Gabriel February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 brain function, Cerebellum, cognitive behavioral therapy, depression, Exercise, mental health, rock climbing

Can Rock Climbing Change Your Brain?

By Chris Gabriel Rock climbing is as much a puzzle as it is a sport. Anyone could guess that climbing requires a unique combination of athletic skills: muscular power to… Read More

Neuro SciFi Neuroscience Technologies

Lauren Wagner February 7, 2023February 8, 2023 brainwave entrainment, Consciousness, electroencephalography, fNRIS, FUS, Genetics, hybrid, mind-body dualism, Motor cortex, neural transceivers, noninvasive imaging, sensory input, spatial resolution, TMS

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

Learning and Memory Neuroscience Technologies Sensation and Perception

Jasreen Singh December 6, 2022December 15, 2022 Alpha waves, Binaural beats, brain waves, EEG rhythms, entrainment, Gamma waves, Perception, phase synchronization

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

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Chris Gabriel November 22, 2022November 20, 2022 covid-19, hazard rates, Infection, influenza, Nervous System, neurological disease, peripheral neurons, respiratory infection, SARS-CoV-2

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

Cognition Consciousness Learning and Memory

Idha Sood November 15, 2022November 12, 2022 Cognition, Consciousness, Creativity, Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, Idea, Thought, Working memory

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

Sensation and Perception Big Ideas

Vincent A Medina July 28, 2022October 17, 2022 Animal model, association, Classical Conditioning, multisensory integration, Physchology, Sensation

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

Learning and Memory Neuro Primer

Anne-Laure Le Cunff June 8, 2022March 23, 2023 Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive performance, Education, Learning, Memory, Working memory

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

Big Ideas Cognition Psychedelics

Sean Noah March 17, 2022July 14, 2022 flashbacks, hallucinations, LSD, neuroscience myths, Psychedelics

Psychedelic Journal Club: The Risk of Flashbacks

A commentary on the article “Flashback phenomena after administration of LSD and psilocybin in controlled studies with healthy participants,” by Felix Müller et al., published in Psychopharmacology. Following psychedelics’ explosive… Read More

Cognition Learning and Memory Movement

Carolyn Amir March 1, 2022May 18, 2022 Cognition, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Improvements, Cognitive performance, Memory, Neurodegeneration, neuroprotective, Weight Training

How Weight Lifting Gets the Brain in Shape

Weight trainers often espouse the “mind-muscle connection”. But what actually happens to the brain during strength training? Surprisingly, even a few weeks of weight training alter the nervous system, and… Read More

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Need it like I need a Hole in the Head: A History of the World’s Earliest Neurosurgery