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Illustration showing food entering a intestine/brain hybrid

Courtney Kremler May 2, 2023May 11, 2023 Anxiety, Bacteria, Diet, gut bacteria, Gut microbiota, Health, mental health, microbiome, mood, probiotics

Gut Microbiota & Mental Health

By Courtney Kremler It’s a classic cycle that we have all been through before: craving pizza, sugar, or junk food of any kind, feeding that craving, promptly feeling worse, and… Read More

Aging Big Ideas Brain Development Learning and Memory Sensation and Perception

Alexandria Weaver February 28, 2019February 27, 2019 auditory, Cognition, cognitive development, Emotion, Emotional Awareness, Learning, Listening, Memory, mood, Music, Musical Therapy, Performance, Therapy, Visuospatial abilities

Music for the Mind: How Music Nurtures Cognitive Development

Imagine listening to your favorite song, how it makes you feel, and the flood of memories the sounds bring with them. Music is well known for its ability to evoke… Read More

Big Ideas Brain Development Learning and Memory Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Joel Frohlich February 6, 2018April 24, 2019 Angelman syndrome, Brain Disorders, Cure, Disorders, Happiness, Health, Lobotomy, mood, Mood Disorders, Neurodevelopment, Neurology, Neuroscience, Parenting, Prefrontal Cortex, Psychiatry, Treament, Wellbeing

Are children with Angelman syndrome really happy?

This post was updated on April 24, 2019 to incorporate feedback from parents. Names have been changed to protect anonymity. What is health? What is happiness? We generally imagine the… Read More

Brain Basics Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Shuhan He March 22, 2017June 30, 2017 Anxiety, germs, gut-brain axis, mental health, microbes, microbiota, mood, probiotics

The Microbes that Make Us Human

If you ever gotten glitter on you, then you know that you will inevitably continue to find glitter on you many days after you’ve washed and showered. Take a moment… Read More