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Autism Book Club #1: A Tale of Two Autisms

August 18, 2022August 28, 2022 Lauren Wagner Asperger, Autism, Intelligence, Kanner, neurodivergent, overstimulation, Psychiatry, scientific discovery, Sensory, symptoms

By Lauren Wagner The Neuroscience of Autism, edited by Rajesh Kana, is the most recently published textbook on the history, characterization, and neuroscience of autism spectrum disorder. In Knowing Neurons’… Read more

Big Ideas Sensation and Perception

Evolution and Multisensory Integration

July 28, 2022July 27, 2022 Vincent Medina Animal model, association, Classical Conditioning, multisensory integration, Physchology, Sensation

By: Vincent Medina Vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch. When combined, these form a single coherent perception of the world around us. The combination of senses for this purpose is… Read more

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Innate Interpretations: Poetry and the Brain

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 James Cole aesthetic, audience, Awareness, Emotion, literary, neuroaesthetics, Perception, poetry, Sound

Written by James Cole “It is a test [that] genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” T.S. Eliot A couple years ago I found myself in perhaps one of… Read more

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La basura huele a verde y los disparos son un arcoíris

May 28, 2022May 26, 2022 Joel Frohlich Azul, Color, Colores, Consciente, El cerebro, El sonido, el violín, Francis Galton, grafema-color, imágenes cerebrales, imágenes con tensor de difusión, la consciencia, la entrevista, la ideastesia, la música, la neurociencia, la sinestesia, los proyectores, Oír, Rojo, Ver, Verde

Artículo original: Garbage Smells Green and Gunshots Are Rainbows Joel Frohlich Traducido por Keya Vijapure Las mentes de las personas son como universos paralelos, siempre inaccesibles entre sí. Nunca somos… Read more

Brain Basics Sensation and Perception Spanish

Tic, tac: el reloj interno del cerebro

May 7, 2022May 6, 2022 Jenn Tribble cinco sentidos, Dopamina, Einstein, Estado emocional, estrés, patrón temporal, Percepción, Sensación, tiempo

Artículo original: Tick, Tock: Your Brain’s Inner Clock Jenn Tribble Traducido por Elmer Sandoval El tiempo: como palabra, dos sílabas y seis letras, pero como concepto, uno de los engendros… Read more

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Have you ever touched a flavor?

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Carolyn Amir flavor, gustatory, Olfaction, Perception, Sensation, taste, Touch

The multisensory perception of taste Starting when we are little children, the role of food in our lives is crucial. The act of sharing a meal is something so universally… Read more

Cognition Psychedelics Sensation and Perception

Psychedelic Journal Club: How Do Psychedelics Work?

December 23, 2021January 13, 2022 Sean Noah Drug, Drug policy, Pharmacology, Psychedelics, Research

A commentary on the article “REBUS and the Anarchic Brain: Toward a Unified Model of the Brain Action of Psychedelics” by Robin Carhart-Harris and Karl Friston, published in Pharmacological Reviews.… Read more

Cognition Psychedelics Sensation and Perception

Psychedelic Journal Club: Microdosing for Mental Wellbeing

December 16, 2021January 13, 2022 Sean Noah Drug policy, Drugs, medicine, Pharmacology, Psychedelics, Research

A commentary on the article “Adults who microdose psychedelics report health related motivations and lower levels of anxiety and depression compared to non-microdosers by Joseph M. Rootman et al., published… Read more

Big Ideas Language Philosophy Sensation and Perception

50 Shades of Green – How Language Shapes our Color Perception

August 2, 2021October 18, 2021 Zoe Dobler Color, Color Vision, language, native language, Perception, Vision

While writing this article, I am lying in the grass, which is as green as the caipirinha I am drinking under the blue sky. This sounds great, doesn’t it? I’m… Read more

Big Ideas Brain Development Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

The Promise of Service Dogs in Autism

June 14, 2021November 5, 2021 Caitlin Goodpaster

I was in my junior year of college at Ohio State University when my roommate roped me into joining an organization called 4 Paws for Ability, a group that trains… Read more

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Empathy: Building Social Interactions By Linking Our Emotional Lives

March 29, 2021March 31, 2021 Marco Travaglio Cognition, Consciousness, Emotion, Emotions, Empathy, fMRI, Mentalizing, Mirror Neurons

As social beings, humans have the ability to adapt their behavior to fit their social context. Whether we are meeting new classmates, conducting a job interview or helping a friend… Read more

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

February 21, 2021June 3, 2021 Mariella Careaga 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

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 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

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Cognition in Schizophrenia: The Missing Piece of the Therapeutic Puzzle

April 22, 2020April 17, 2020 Jessica Brown Antipsychotic drugs, Cognition, Cognitive Remediation Therapy, Hallucination, Memantine, Neurological Disorder, NMDA, NMDA receptor, Quality of life, Relapse, Schizophrenia, Therapeutic Approaches

What kind of mental image springs to mind upon reading the word ‘schizophrenia’? Many envisage individuals locked in dark institutions, plagued by non-existent voices and vivid hallucinations. Fortunately, modern antipsychotic… Read more

Feature image depicting a brain in the center of a circle with a visual illusion background. On the left is a hand, palm up, holding a heart. On the right, another hand is tentatively reaching out to grab it. Designed by Alexa Erdogan.

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Understanding Visual Illusions Can Make Us More Empathetic

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 McKenna Becker Bias, Blind spot, Cognition, Empathy, Illusion, Neuroplasticity, Optic nerve, Perception, philosophy, Photoreceptor, Politics, R.L. Gregory, Reality, Retina, Stroop Test, Top-Down Processing, V.S. Ramachandran, Visual Illusions

Philosophers and neuroscientists agree that if there is an objective reality, human beings can’t perceive it: philosophers refer to objective reality as a perception independent of any conscious awareness. Neuroscientists… Read more

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Sleep Paralysis: What Is It and What Causes It?

December 30, 2019June 3, 2021 Mira Rakicevic Anxiety, Cataplexy, circadian rhythm, EEG, Electromyogram, Genetics, Hallucination, hypnagogic hallucination, Hypnopompic, Insomnia, Narcolepsy, NREM sleep, parasomnia, PER2, Polysomnography, REM sleep, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Atonia, Sleep paralysis, stress, Vestibular-motor Hallucination

Sleep paralysis is a type of REM parasomnia or abnormal behavior that takes place during the REM sleep cycle. Also known as sleep atonia, this condition refers to the feeling… Read more

Brain Books by Knowing Neurons. The Case Against Reality by Donald Hoffman. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett & Jooyeun Lee.

Big Ideas Brain Books Consciousness Evolution of Cognition Sensation and Perception

Book Review and Author Interview: The Case Against Reality by Donald Hoffman

December 6, 2019December 7, 2019 Joel Frohlich Brain Books, Cognition, Color, Consciousness, Evolution, Evolutionary Game Theory, Hallucination, hard problem of consciousness, Illusion, Interface Theory of Perception, mathematics, Motion, Necker Cube, Occam's Razor, Orientation, Perception, Physicalism, Psychology, Quantum mechanics

A full interview with Donald Hoffman follows this book review Does the moon still exist when you’re not looking at it? In a provocative new book titled The Case Against… Read more

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) Feature Image

Infographics Movement Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease [Infographic]

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Rajamani Selvam Autosomal dominant, Autosomal Recessive, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Electromyogram, Genetic Mutation, Genetic Testing, Muscle Atrophy, mutation, myelin, Nerve Conduction Study, peripheral neuropathy, Sensory Loss, X-linked Dominant

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a peripheral neuropathy disorder that affects various genders and ethnic groups worldwide. Nerve cell abnormalities are associated with this disorder and are linked to symptoms such as… Read more

Feature image depicting a fetus in the womb of a pregnant woman experiencing pain shortly after birth and having that pain show up later on in adulthood. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

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How Pain in Newborns Can Have Lifelong Consequences

September 18, 2019September 17, 2019 Denis Duagi Analgesics, Brain development, Chronic Pain, EEG, Excitatory Neurons, fMRI, GABA, Glycine, Inhibitory Neurons, Neonatal Pain, Pain, Sensation, Somatosensory, Tactile fibers, Touch

You probably don’t remember anything from when you were an infant. However, chances are that you experienced some pain immediately after you were born. You might have needed an IV… Read more

Feature image of a labryinth next to an ear (as a play on the inner labryinth of the ear). Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

Brain Basics Movement Neuro Primer Sensation and Perception Space Neuroscience

Neuro Primer: Vestibular System

June 26, 2019May 31, 2021 Alexa Erdogan balance, BPPV, Cupula, Endolymph, Gravity, Microgravity, Movement, Orientation, Otolithic Organs, Otoliths, Saccule, Semicircular Canals, Sensation, Space neuroscience, Utricle, Vertigo, Vestibular Ocular Reflex, Vestibular system, VOR

Spanish Translation also available here: Neuro Cartilla: Sistema Vestibular ~~~ Have you ever watched shaky camera footage taken by someone running frantically through the forest? The camera shot shakes and… Read more

Image of synaptic cleft in the background with a large cupcake on the right, topped with sprinkles in the shape of pills. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

Big Ideas Culture Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Are Foods Addictive or Just Delicious?

April 4, 2019April 7, 2019 Shaun Khoo Addiction, Basolateral Amygdala, Classical Conditioning, Cocaine, Dopamine, glutamate, Neurotransmitters, Nucleus Accumbens Core, obesity, Operant Conditioning, Pavlov, Psychology, Relapse, Sugar, Tolerance, Withdrawal

We are surrounded by an abundance of delicious food. Throughout the developed world, cooking shows saturate our televisions and streaming video feeds advertise greasy burgers and decadent chocolates. Our addiction… Read more

Aging Big Ideas Brain Development Learning and Memory Sensation and Perception

Music for the Mind: How Music Nurtures Cognitive Development

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

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

A neuron halfway between winter and summer season backgrounds. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

Big Ideas Culture Learning and Memory Sensation and Perception

Is Winter Good for Your Neurons?

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Marco Travaglio Attention, Climate, Cognitive, Decision-making, glucose, Memory, Metabolism, seasonal affective disorder, Temperature, Winter

It is that time of the year again. Whilst the Southern Hemisphere is coping with the sweltering heat of the summer, cold is sweeping across the rest of the globe,… Read more

Illustration of deep neural networks by Michal Roessler.

Artificial Intelligence Learning and Memory Sensation and Perception

How our Visual Neurons relate to Deep Neural Networks

November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 Ioannis Kalfas AI, convolutional neural network, deep learning, Deep neural network, Electrophysiology, inferotemporal cortex, Learning, Machine Learning, neural network, Perception, regression, visual system

Our brain has been evolving for millions of years, ever-changing and adjusting to handle novel stimuli and conditions, looking like a bag of slimy, gooey matter folded in various ways… Read more

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Weird Animal Brain: Dung Beetle

June 18, 2018June 14, 2018 Kayleen Schreiber Fact, Neuron, Neuroscience, Perception, Science, Vision

he dung beetle has more interesting characteristics than you might think! If you’d like to learn about more animals with amazing vision, check out this article.… Read more

Brain Basics Sensation and Perception

Tick, Tock: Your Brain’s Inner Clock

April 25, 2018April 25, 2018 Jenn Tribble circadian rhythm, David Eagleman, Dopamine, Einstein, emotional state, five senses, Perception, Sensation, stress, temporal pattern, Time

ime: one syllable, four letters, but one of the nebulous constructs of our world. Many bright scholars and philosophers have attempted to understand time as a primary sense, including Albert… Read more

Brain Stimulation: Learning Method of the 21st Century

Learning and Memory Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Brain Stimulation: A Learning Method for the 21st Century

April 4, 2018April 2, 2018 Amin Kamaleddin Brain, brain stimulation, Consciousness, Decision-making, Free Will, Learning, neuroprosthetics, premotor cortex, stroke

hat is happening in the brain when you decide to reach your hand and grasp a cup of coffee early in the morning? First, the posterior parietal cortex of your… Read more

Did You Know? Language Sensation and Perception

Language: Your Connection to Others

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 Kayleen Schreiber Brain, Broca's area, Cortex, ECoG, electrocorticography, Fact, Hebbian learning, Karl Wernicke, language, Neuroscience, Pāṇini, Paul Broca, Speech, Wernicke's area

magine what it would be like if you couldn’t communicate with others. Language is a critical aspect of our lives, and it may be one of the oldest academic pursuits… Read more

Brain Basics Did You Know? Sensation and Perception

Neuronal Communication: Electricity and Neurotransmitters

January 24, 2018January 23, 2018 Jenn Tribble Brain, Dopamine, GABA, glutamate, Network, Neuron, Neurons, neurotransmitter, Perception, Receptor, serotonin, Synapse

ith approximately 86 billion neurons in the human brain, it is a complex piece of machinery in charge of movement, sensation, decision-making, and more. Behaviors cannot arise from the work… Read more

Learning and Memory Neuroscience Technologies Sensation and Perception Sleep

How Binaural Beats Affect Your Brain – and How They Don’t

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 Sophie Fessl Alpha waves, bayer, Binaural beats, brain waves, digital drugs, EEG rhythms, entrainment, Gamma waves, monaural beat, Perception, phase synchronization

he beat is low and steady – but it’s all just in my head… While I’m sitting on my couch, listening to some smooth jazz, there is a faint beat… Read more

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Weird Animal Brain: Narwhal

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Brain, Narwhal, Neuron, Neuroscience, Ocean, Sense, Weird Animal Brain

Narwhal tusks used to be sold as unicorn horns and were believed to contain magical powers. Now we know a little bit more about these unique tusks, and the truth… Read more

Did You Know? Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Leaf Sheep Sea Slug

November 27, 2017December 18, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Nature, Perception, Weird Animal Brain

Remember photosynthesis: How plants capture energy from the sun. Chloroplasts (the green parts of leaves) are where the sun’s energy is captured.… Read more

Brain Basics Did You Know? Movement Sensation and Perception

What is the cerebellum?

October 23, 2017October 22, 2017 Cari Ritzenthaler balance, Brain, Cerebellum, Coordination, granule cell, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Movement, Neuroscience, Proprioception, Purkinje cell, Vestibular system

Learn about the mini brain you have at the base of your skull!… Read more

Brain Books Sensation and Perception

Book Review: Your Brain is a Time Machine: The Neuroscience and Physics of Time

October 19, 2017October 18, 2017 Joel Frohlich bipolar disorder, circadian rhythm, Clock, Einstein, eternalism, general relativity, metaillusion, metaphysics, Neuroscience, presentism, relativity, special relativity, time machine, time perception

n a recent family trip, I persuaded my dad to continue on from Grand Teton to Yellowstone National Park. Time was short before driving back to our lodging in Idaho.… Read more

Brain Basics Brain Development Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Schizophrenia in a Vial? The Story of Ketamine

September 20, 2017March 21, 2022 Joel Frohlich Anesthesia, Antidepressant, Antipsychotic drugs, Brain, cognitie symptoms, depression, Dissociation, Dopamine, glutamate, Ketamine, negative symptoms, neurotransmitter, PCP, Perception, phencyclidine, positive symptoms, Schizophrenia, Sensation, Synaptic Connections

Note: Ketamine is a controlled substance in the US and many other countries. Do not use ketamine illicitly. magine an injection that briefly gives you schizophrenia. Now imagine that this… Read more

Did You Know? Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Tuatara Lizard

September 18, 2017September 17, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Lizard, Nature Neuroscience, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Science, Vision

The tuatara lizard is called a “living fossil” because it is the last surviving member of the Rhynchocephalia order. Learn more about the tuatara in the infographic below!… Read more

Big Ideas Science Policy Sensation and Perception

Risky Business, or Is It?

September 6, 2017September 7, 2017 Ellen Wann Brain, diabetes, Funding, Golden Fleece Award, Golden Goose Award, John Eng, NIH, Research Funding, Science Policy, Sensation, Somatosensory, stroke, Taq polymerase

iologist Marston Bates once described research as “the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.” Bates was referring to the inherent uncertainty in predicting and managing… Read more

Did You Know? Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Strawberry Squid

August 28, 2017August 30, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Brain, Color, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Squid, Vision

Also known as the cock-eyed squid, this beautiful and weird creature is unique not only because of its similarities to a strawberry, but also because of its two very special… Read more

Neuroscience Technologies Sensation and Perception

Neuromorphic Engineering: Biomimicry from the Brain

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 Sean Noah Analog, Biomimicry, Brain, Chips, Circuits, Computer, Digital, Engineering, Neuromorphic, Neurons, Sensors, Silicon, Transistors

hat is the brain? Researchers conceive of neurons as information processing units, meaning that the circuits formed by neurons support logical and mathematical operations. In this view, the brain is… Read more

Did You Know? Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Fly

August 7, 2017August 7, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Brain, Drosophila, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Nature, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Receptor, Science, Smell, Synapse, taste

Fly lips are called labellum and fly feet are called tarsi. Both the labellum and tarsi contain taste receptors which help the fly find food. Think about that the next… Read more

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How Neuroimaging Changes Our View of Science & Humanity

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Alexa Erdogan Brain, CLARITY, Cortex, EEG, Fact, fMRI, Greg Dunn, Interview, Knowing Neurons, MRI, Neuroimaging, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Prefrontal Cortex, Research, Science

Magritte’s comments on our fascination with the unknown rings true not just in artistic surrealism, but also in many of our scientific research endeavors. The human mind is continually fascinated… Read more

Brain Basics Brain Development Did You Know? Learning and Memory Sensation and Perception

Reading: The Brain’s Best Hijacker

July 26, 2017June 23, 2022 Gabrielle Torre Brain, Cortex, Development, EEG, Fact, fMRI, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Prefrontal Cortex, Reading, Research

What are you doing right now? I’m no psychic, but I can say for certain one thing that you’re doing: reading. You’re reading this sentence, word by word, and extracting… Read more

Did You Know? Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Brittle Star

July 24, 2017July 23, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Brain, Color, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Nature, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Research, Science, Vision

Brittle stars are covered in protective outer plates, but they also have another structure of internal plates. A particular species of brittle star seems to be able to use these… Read more

Did You Know? Interviews Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception

Self Reflected: The Best of Neuroscience and Art

July 19, 2017July 16, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Art, Brain, Color, Consciousness, Cortex, Genetics, Interview, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Prefrontal Cortex, Science

The phrase, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” seems especially true for scientists. What we study becomes not only intellectually beautiful, but also literally beautiful: the form is… Read more

Did You Know? Sensation and Perception

Bite-size Science: Immune Cells use Neurotransmitter to Communicate

July 17, 2017July 16, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Brain, Immune System, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Receptor, Synapse

Researchers have suspected for a few years that neurotransmitters like dopamine play a role in how the immune system functions. But they didn’t know how cells in the immune system… Read more

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We Are All Brains in Vats

June 28, 2017September 24, 2017 DanielToker Brain in a Vat, Consciousness, Gilbert Harmanm, Hallucination, Illusion, Perception, Rene Descartes, The Matrix

The Matrix made all of us ask the same disturbing questions: How do I know that the world I see, hear, and touch is real? Can I prove that I’m… Read more

Did You Know? Movement Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Platypus

June 26, 2017June 30, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Brain, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Platypus, Receptor

The platypus and the echidna are the only mammals that have the power of electroreception, which means they can sense electrical changes. Check out this new Weird Animal Brain to… Read more

Did You Know? Movement Neuroscience Art Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain

Weird Animal Brain: Sea Squirt

June 12, 2017June 30, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Brain, Development, Infographic, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Ocean, Perception, Receptor, Sea Squirt

The brain is one of the most complex and amazing structures in the universe. It allows us to experience the world, feel, remember, and plan for the future. But for… Read more

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How does fundamental research help you?

March 15, 2017June 30, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber 2017, Alzheimer’s disease, Brain, Conference, Development, Fact, Florida, Infographic, Institute, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Max Planck, Memory, Neuron, Neuroscience, Perception, Receptor, Research, Science, Sunposium, Synapse

Sometimes it’s hard to understand why scientists do what they do. Why spend a career studying cells, fungus, or flies? Other than being nerdy and wanting to learn about our… Read more

Did You Know? Sensation and Perception

Why Mosquitoes Love Us

February 8, 2017June 30, 2017 Megumi Sano Antenna, Chemosensation, Drosophila, Flies, Fruit fly, GFP, Glomerulus, Green fluorescent protein, gustatory, Labial Palp, Leslie Vosshall, Maxillary Palp, microbiome, Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Multimodal Sensory Integration, Odor, Odorant, Olfaction, olfactory, Perception, Proboscis, Sense, Sensilla, Sensory, SEZ, Smell, subesophageal zone, taste

From that evil itch on your arm to torturous diseases such as malaria, Zika, dengue, and yellow fever, mosquito bites can have unpleasant consequences. But have you ever wondered why… Read more

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