Anastasiia Gryshyna, Author at Knowing Neurons

Neuroscience Techniques Neuroscience Technologies

Anastasiia Gryshyna December 5, 2023December 4, 2023 0 Comments animal electrophysiology, Animal model, Electrophysiology, Parkinson's Disease, PD, translational medicine, Translational Psychiatry, translational research

What can animal electrophysiology tell us about the human brain?

By Anastasiia Gryshyna Throughout history, each discipline has had its moment of inspiration. For physicists, it was a falling apple that guided Newton in the understanding of gravity. For molecular… Read More

Brain Basics Brain Development

Anastasiia Gryshyna April 11, 2023August 10, 2023 cancer, Childhood, DNA, Early Life Adversity, Epigenetics, gene expression, HPA axis, PTSD, stress

Nature Versus Nurture… Or Both?

By Anastasiia Gryshyna Many of us have heard a common debate between the fields of biology and sociology. Are human traits, behavior, and personality influenced by nature, or by nurture?… Read More

Sensation and Perception

Anastasiia Gryshyna January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Antibodies, Chronic Pain, Hyperalgesia, Hypersensitivity, Injury, LTP, nanoparticles, nanotechnology, Nociception, Pain, Perception

The Mystery of Chronic Pain: When your body goes past the “Ouch!”

By Anastasiia Gryshyna Have you ever wondered why some of us have chronic pain while others do not? Most of us have experienced the awful sensation when you burn your… 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