Ayushe Sharma, Author at Knowing Neurons

How the Olfactory System Makes You Run Toward Pumpkin Spice Lattes, and Away From Rotting Flesh

May 30, 2023May 20, 2023 Ayushe Sharma 0 Comments Anosmia, AON, Glomerulus, Hippocampus, Olfactory Bulb, Olfactory Cortex, Olfactory Neurons, olfactory nucleus, Olfactory system, piriform cortex, Smell, Thalamus

By Ayushe Sharma and Brandon Mitchell As you walk down the street towards your favorite coffee shop, you experience countless odors. Trash. Stale fries. Wet dogs. Floral perfumes. Overbearing colognes.… Read more

Culture

An Eternal Search For a “Cure”: How Real-World Diseases May Have Led to the Modern Vampire

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

Cognition Consciousness Learning and Memory Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Seizure Disorders: An On-Going Mystery

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 Ayushe Sharma Epilepsy, Microglia, Neuroimaging, Neuroinflammation, Neurological Disorders, Seizures, Traumatic brain injury

The word “epilepsy” comes from the Greek epilambanein, meaning “to seize, take hold of, or attack” (Baloyannis, 2013). As evidenced by historical accounts and works of art, epilepsy has existed… Read more

Cognition Fear

The Search for Darkness: How and Why We Enjoy Horror Films

December 7, 2021October 21, 2022 Ayushe Sharma

The word “horror” is derived from the Latin verb horrere, which means “to shudder.” Evil is an integral part of any horror film. This evil is channeled through “a human,… Read more