About WordPress
Log in
Register

Latest:

The Promise of Service Dogs in Autism
How Floating in Darkness Takes the Body off the Mind
Gut Feelings: The Connection With The Brain
Neuro Cartilla: Los principios básicos de la adicción
Neuro Cartilla: Neurodesarrollo

Knowing Neurons

A creative neuroscience education website by young neuroscientists

Fundamentals
Health
Cognition
- Learning and Memory
- Sensation and Perception
Beyond
Outreach
Infographics
- 52 Brain Facts
- Weird Animal Brains
Brain Books
Glossary
About KN

Did You Know?

How Floating in Darkness Takes the Body off the Mind

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 Joel Frohlich 0 Comments Anxiety, Awareness, Brain Awareness, brain imaging, Cognition, Consciousness, Default mode network, fMRI, Psychology

What happens when your mind disconnects from all outside sensations? First, you undress, put in earplugs, and step into a floatation tank, the water warmed to the temperature of your… Read more

Big Ideas Brain Basics Did You Know?

Gut Feelings: The Connection With The Brain

May 31, 2021 Himani Arora 0 Comments enteric nervous system (ENS), Gut, gut microbiome, gut-brain axis, microbiome, microbiota, stress

Picture this: You are encountering some dilemma. You call your friend, and they advise you to go with your “gut feelings”. These are perceived to be some sort of miraculous… Read more

Big Ideas Brain Development Did You Know? Evolution of Cognition Language

Vocabulary Retention In Adult Language Learners

April 27, 2021 Aurore Bargat 0 Comments language, language acquisition, Learning, Learning and Memory, native language, vocal behaviors

What can we learn and implement from neuroscience to support long-term vocabulary retention in adult language learners? Brain and Language Neuroscience focuses on how different regions of the brain work… Read more

Collaborations Did You Know? Interviews Podcast

Songbirds and Vocal Learning: Interview with Dr Stephanie White

April 22, 2021 Elizabeth Burnette 0 Comments

Knowing Neurons interviews Dr. Stephanie White, Professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology at UCLA, about her work studying vocal learning in songbirds as well as her role as the Assistant… Read more

Did You Know? Mental Health Neuro Primer Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Neuro Primer: Addiction Basics

March 22, 2021May 31, 2021 Elizabeth Burnette 0 Comments Addiction, Alcohol, Behavioral Neuroscience, Hippocampus, Nucleus accumbens, Tolerance, Withdrawal

Spanish Translation also available here: Neuro Cartilla: Los principios básicos de la adicción ~~~ From alcohol to opioids to cocaine, most of us are familiar with addictive substances. But how… Read more

Big Ideas Brain Basics Did You Know?

The Blood Brain Barrier – Is it Really All it’s Described to Be?

March 15, 2021May 31, 2021 Abdullah Iqbal 0 Comments Blood, Blood-brain barrier, Cell communication, Pathogens, The blood-brain barrier in health and chronic neurodegenerative disorders.

Spanish Translation also available here: La Barrera Hematoencefálica – ¿Realmente funciona como su nombre indica? ~~~ One of the mantras in neuroscience is that the blood brain barrier (BBB) protects… Read more

Big Ideas Brain Basics Did You Know? Sensation and Perception

Invisible Modulators of Fear: How the Gut Microbiome Alters Fear Extinction

February 21, 2021June 3, 2021 Mariella Careaga 0 Comments Fear, Fear conditioning, Fear Extinction, gut microbiome, Medial Prefrontal Cortex, Metabolism, microbiome

Learning to avoid a threat as well as knowing when something is no longer dangerous is crucial for an organism’s survival. Being able to shake off fearful memories after a… Read more

Brain Basics Collaborations Did You Know? Interviews Neuro News Uncategorized

Sex Differences in the Neural Control of Thermogenesis: An Interview with Dr. Stephanie Correa

February 15, 2021February 18, 2021 Arielle Hogan 0 Comments Estrogen, Hormone, Hypothalamus, Metabolism, Nature, Sex differences, Temperature

Understanding the complexity of the human mind and body is a feat that some would say is impossible. While the scientific community forges on despite the immense expanse of the… Read more

Big Ideas Brain Basics Did You Know? Mental Health Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Uncategorized

The Nocebo Effect

January 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Elizabeth Burnette 0 Comments Bias, Classical Conditioning, Drug, negative symptoms, Placebo effect, Treatment

Most of us have heard of the placebo effect – the phenomenon in which patients experience improvements in health simply due to their belief in the efficacy of a medical… Read more

Artificial Intelligence Big Ideas Did You Know? Evolution of Cognition Neuro SciFi Neuroscience Technologies

The AMI Procedure- Gateway to a Cyborg Future

December 7, 2020February 18, 2021 Arielle Hogan 0 Comments Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, Brain-computer interface, Frontiers in Neural Circuits, Robot-human interaction, Sci-fi

Advances in bioengineering and robotics have delivered incredible devices capable of partially restoring functionality to those who suffer from movement related disabilities. However, this technology is not perfect. Patients still… Read more

Big Ideas Did You Know? Science Policy

Evidence-Based Solutions to the Mass Incarceration Crisis: Neuroscience and Cash Bail

October 31, 2020February 18, 2021 Zoe Guttman 0 Comments Behavioral Neuroscience, Decision, Decision-making, Science Policy

Mass incarceration is a public health crisis with particular relevance to the neuroscience community. Much of our work as neuroscientists revolves around the criminal justice system, including mental illness, adolescent… Read more

Big Ideas Consciousness Did You Know? Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Focused Ultrasound: A Stimulating New Strategy To Treat Severe Brain Damage

October 27, 2020February 18, 2021 Joshua Cain 0 Comments brain imaging, Consciousness, Deep Brain Stimulation, Thalamus, transcranial electrical stimulation

A year into my doctoral training at UCLA, I escape the noisy hustle and bustle of Ronald Reagan Hospital at midday, into a clean and quiet room in the Intensive… Read more

← Previous

About Us

We strive to make neuroscience accessible to anyone interested in learning about the brain. Here, you can delve into the mind via stories, infographics, interviews, and more!

Learn more about who we are, what we do, and why we do it.

Support Us

Become a Patron!

Random Posts

Repaving Old Roads After Spinal Cord Injury
Let There Be Light!
A Tale of Two Aphasias

Affiliates

Interested in partnering with Knowing Neurons? Get in touch with us at knowingneurons.partners@gmail.com