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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

Did You Know?Evolution of Cognition

Lupita Valencia November 7, 2023November 6, 2023 Face-recognition, FFA, Fusiform face area, Occipital face area, OFA, pareidolia, Prosopagnosia, Uncanny valley

Facing the Uncanny Valley: Pareidolia and Face Recognition

By Lupita Valencia Evolution has made us experts at recognizing faces. We are innately social creatures and are hard-wired to detect faces in the environment. From the moment we are… Read More

Infographics Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Gil Torten September 13, 2023September 11, 2023 Genetics, lifestyle, migraine, pharmacologics, Sex differences, trigeminal ganglion

Knowing Migraines

Written and Illustrated by Gil Torten Edited by Kayla Lim and Keionna Newton… Read More

Mental Health Neuropolicy Paper Competition 2023 Science Policy

Manaswini Kar September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 Cognitive neuroscience, Diplomacy, global health, mental health, Policy

Establishing a Framework for Global Mental Health Diplomacy

FIRST PLACE WINNER! Policy Brief by Manaswini Kar, Keerthana Manikandan, and Jonathan Klonowski With at least one-eighth of the entire global population living with mental illness, the world stands at… Read More

Science Policy Neuropolicy Paper Competition 2023 Neuroscience Technologies

Erin Morrow September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 eye-tracking, Neuroethics, neuropolicy, pupil, Science Policy

The Truth is in Your Eyes: Regulating the Covert Use of Pupil Biofeedback

SECOND PLACE WINNER! Policy Memo by Erin Morrow INTRODUCTION Within the last decade, consumer technologies have become increasingly capable at recording and analyzing physiological data. For instance, smartwatches can now… Read More

Infographics

Kayla Lim August 10, 2023August 14, 2023 Brain Tumor, medicine, neurological conditions, neurosurgery, Spinal cord injury, TBI

Knowing Neurosurgery

An abstract image of a person and ribbons in the area where their brain would be located

Big Ideas Cognition

Shiri Spitz Siddiqi June 27, 2023June 26, 2023 cognitive psychology, deontology, dual-process theory, ethics, Neuroethics, the trolley problem, utilitarianism

What can the trolley problem tell us about the brain?

By Shiri Spitz Siddiqi You’re standing at a railroad switch as a runaway trolley hurtles toward five innocent people lying trapped in its path. Out of harm’s way lies one… Read More

Infographics A Close Up Look Big Ideas Neuroscience Techniques Neuroscience Technologies

Gil Torten May 22, 2023May 19, 2023 cell culture, Confocal Microscopy, GFP, Imaging, Microscopy, Optics, Plasmid, Transfection

A Close Up Look 24 – Live Imaging

In this next Close Up Look, Gil Torten discusses improvements in imaging using confocal microscopy!… Read More

knowing myalgic encephalomyelitis infographic

Infographics Did You Know?Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sleep

Kayla Lim May 15, 2023May 14, 2023 CFS, chronic fatigue syndrome, covid, covid-19, fatigue, Infographic, long COVID, ME, myalgic encephalomyelitis, neurological disease

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

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

Events

SciComm Workshops at University High School (2023) This fall, Knowing Neurons took science communication into the community! In collaboration with CELL Scholars at UCLA and with generous support from the… Read More

Career Exploration

Amy Than January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 application, Career, cover letter, graduate education, Graduate School, guide, job preparation, laboratory, research assistant

Why Cover Letters Are More Than Just Fan-Fiction For Your Next Job

By Amy Than The following tweet inspired this piece: To answer the question: you don’t need to, nor should you ever, write a cover letter like a fan fiction.… 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

Culture

Anastasiia Gryshyna October 31, 2022February 7, 2023 Bat, Disease, Halloween, immortality, Myth, neuroscience myths, photosensitivity, porphyria, rabies, stories, vampire

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

Brain Development Mental Health Science Policy

Vincent A Medina September 13, 2022June 5, 2023 Emotions, gun reform, Limbic system, maturation, policy regulation, Prefrontal Cortex, school shooting, worldwide policy

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

Infographics

Marisa Guajardo June 7, 2022June 8, 2022 Blood, diabetes, heart disease, Smoking, stroke

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

The Team

The core team of Knowing Neurons comprises a group of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, who specialize in different areas of neuroscience. We discuss and edit all content on the site, write… Read More

Aging Cognition

Arielle Hogan August 9, 2022February 9, 2023 Aging, Animal research, anti-aging, cell environment, Cells, Central nervous system, cerebral spinal fluid, circulatory system, Cognitive Decline, CSF transfusion, Disease, DNA, gene expression, Longevity, Methylation, parabiosis, Progenitor Cell, White matter

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