The Smell of the Good Ol’ Days

February 19, 2014March 5, 2017 Ryan Kast 1 Comment 2013, Acetophenone, Dias, Emory, Epigenetics, Experiences, Glomerulus, Grandchild, Grandparent, Hypomethylated, M71, Memory, Nature Neuroscience, Odor, Offspring, Olfactory Receptor, Olfactory sensory neuron, OSN, Parent, Parental olfactory experience influences behavior and neural structure in subsequent generations, Ressler, Ryan Kast, Smell, Trans-generational

The innumerable ways in which our parents contribute to our physical and mental identities are as complex as they are fascinating. From the genetic information they share with us to… Read more

Did You Know? Sensation and Perception

Chords of perception

December 19, 2012March 5, 2017 Ryan Kast 0 Comments auditory, auditory continuity illusion, cochlea, Global Not Local Masker Features Govern the Auditory Continuity Illusion, Journal of Neuroscience, Kanizsa Triangle, occluder, peripheral masking theory, Riecke

Your brain is endowed with the fascinating ability to detect saliency in the world. This means that it works to recognize patterns in the presence of excessive sensory information, which… Read more

Brain Development Neuro News

The Brain: A Social Construction Site

November 26, 2012March 5, 2017 Ryan Kast 0 Comments A Critical Period for Social Experience-Dependent Oligodendrocyte Maturation and Myelination, environment, Makinodan, myelin, Neuroscience, oligodendrocytes, Science, social

Have you ever wondered how the social experiences you had early in life affected the way your brain developed? How was your cerebral architecture influenced by the games of ‘peek-a-boo’… Read more

Brain Basics Did You Know? Learning and Memory Movement Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

My, oh myelin!

November 7, 2012March 5, 2017 Ryan Kast 4 Comments Brain, glia, multiple sclerosis, myelin, Neuron, Neuroscience, oligodendrocytes, saltatory conduction

How many neural processes are going on within your body as you read this sentence? The answer to this question is hard to fathom, I know, but give it a… Read more

Knowing Neurons

Author: Ryan Kast