Knowing Neurons

A Close Up Look Infographic – #9 – The Bionic Eye

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Gil Torten 0 Comments Infographic, SciArt, SciComm, Science Fiction, Vision, visual system

The bionic eye is a well-known example of sci-fi technology– but could it soon be more than just science fiction? Check out this new infographic, in which KN Illustrator Gil… Read more

Science Policy

Why “Saving Women’s Sports” Won’t Help Anyone

October 5, 2021October 25, 2021 Yuki Hebner 0 Comments Adolescence, Adolescent, Exercise, Gender, Hormone, Hormones, Legislation, Politics, Reproductive Health, Science Policy, Sex, sport, Sports, Transgender Rights, Women's Rights

A wave of legislation marketed to improve conditions for women athletes conflates transgender participation with the enduring marginalization of women in sport. Ensuring supportive, not mutually exclusive, access to sports… Read more

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Do animals feel empathy?

September 20, 2021 Mariella Careaga 0 Comments Animal, Behavior, Emotion, Empathy, Fear, feeling, Pain, social, Theory of mind

From a dad hugging his daughter who lost a sports game to a husband trying to alleviate his wife’s distress by listening to her, humans have the capacity to adopt… Read more

Infographics

A Close Up Look Infographic – #8 – RGC Density

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Gil Torten 0 Comments Infographic, Neuroscience, Retina, Retinal ganglion cells, SciComm, Science, Vision, visual system

Did you know you have a special cell type in your retina whose density can give us an approximate sense of how good your vision is? Check out this… Read more

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Órganos en Chips: Desarrollo de Órganos Humanos en Miniatura

August 28, 2021October 25, 2021 Li Jiun Chen 0 Comments

Artículo original: Organs-on-chips: Growing Miniature Human Organs Li Jiun Chen Traducido por Jenna Hartstein ¿Sabías que ahora es posible estudiar órganos humanos dentro de microchips? Un órgano integrado a un… Read more

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La Optogenética: Una Herramienta Iluminadora con un Futuro Brillante

August 28, 2021October 25, 2021 Jeff Olney 0 Comments Behavior, Deep Brain Stimulation, EEG, electroconvulsive therapy, Learning and Memory, Light, Optogenetics, Technology, Therapeutic Approaches, Vision

Artículo original: Optogenetics: An Illuminating Tool with a Bright Future , Jeff Olney Traducido por Valia Gregory Casi todo lo que hacemos requiere del cerebro de alguna manera. ¿Comer una… Read more

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La Educación en Neurociencias en la Época del COVID-19: Una Entrevista con la Dra. Megan Peters Sobre la Academia Neuromatch

August 28, 2021October 25, 2021 Sean Noah 0 Comments Computational, Computational Biology, Education, mathematics, Neuromatch Academy, Skill learning

Artículo original: Neuroscience Education in the Time of COVID-19: An Interview with Dr. Megan Peters about Neuromatch Academy, Sean Noah Traducido por Daniela Semerjian En marzo del 2020, mi investigación… Read more

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La Ingeniería Inversa del Cerebro

August 28, 2021August 30, 2021 Joel Frohlich 0 Comments BBP, Benoit Mandelbrot, Bewusstsein, Blue Brain Project, complexity, Consciousness, Das Gehirn nachbauen, David Marr, emergence, emergent properties, Henry Markham, IBM, Intelligence, levels of analysis, Marr's levels of analysis, models, nonlinearity, orphan receptors, Reductionism, reverse engineering, Self-organization, supercomputer, tripartite synapse

Artículo original: Reverse Engineering the Brain , Joel Frohlich Traducido por Delaney Ivey ~~~ ¿Podemos aprender todo sobre el cerebro estudiando las células cerebrales individuales? Comenzó con una simple ecuación.… Read more

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Cómo la Vinculación de la Estimulación Cerebral con el Aprendizaje Pueden Mejorar la Memoria

August 28, 2021August 30, 2021 Tessa Abagis 0 Comments ADHD, Aprendizaje, Atención, Attention, brain stimulation, Cognitive Enhancement, estimulación cerebral, Estimulación transcraneana por corriente directa, Learning, Mejora cognitiva, Memoria, Memoria operativa, Memory, tDCS, Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad, Working memory

Artículo original: How Brain Stimulation Can Boost Memory if Paired with Learning , Tessa Abagis Traducido por Ángela Hernández ~~~ En el año 47 E.C., Escribonio Largo (Scribonius Largus en… Read more

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Migración Neuronal: Una “Puerta Corredera” para el Futuro del Cerebro

August 28, 2021August 30, 2021 Ilaria Vitali 1 Comment Autism, Autismo, Células progenitoras neuronales, Desarrollo, Development, developmental disorders, Esquizofrenia, excitatorio, Genética, Genetics, glia, Lisencefalia, Lissencephaly, migración neuronal, Neural Progenitor Cells, Neurodesarrollo, Neurodevelopment, neuronal migration, Reelin, Reelina, Schizophrenia, trastornos del desarrollo, ventricular zone, Wnt, zona ventricular

Artículo original: Neuronal Migration: A “Sliding Door” for the Future of the Brain , Ilaria Vitali Traducido por Sebastián Martínez ~~~ ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cómo cada célula de… Read more

Infographics

A Close Up Look Infographic – #7 – The Visual Pathway

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Gil Torten 0 Comments Infographic, Neuroscience, SciComm, Science, Vision, visual system

How does information about what we see around us reach the brain? Check out this infographic from Gil Torten to learn about each step in the intricate visual pathway, and… Read more

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The Free Energy Principle: What might be the next biggest revolution in science

August 16, 2021October 23, 2021 Arielle Hogan 0 Comments Free Energy Principle, Machine Learning, philosophy

"Paraphrasing Einstein, everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." Take everything you know, everything you believe, and everything about life and existence. What does it all… Read more

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Neuro Cartilla: La Atención

August 6, 2021October 23, 2021 Sean Noah 0 Comments Attention, Brain, Brain Basics, Consciousness, Focus, Perception, Vision

Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Attention, Sean Noah Traducido por Sebastián Martínez ~~~ Imaginémonos soportar una clase a las 2 de la tarde en un día sofocante a principios de junio.… Read more

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¿Es la Neuroimagenología Simplemente un Tipo de Frenología Moderna?

August 6, 2021August 30, 2021 Jens Foell 0 Comments Amygdala, Cesare Lombroso, fMRI, fMRT, Franz Joseph Gall, Fusiform face area, fusiform gyrus, Germany, MRI, Neuroimaging, phenology, Phrenologie, pseudoscience, Pseudowissenschaft, racism, Rassismus, Scheinkorrelationen, somatosensory cortex, spurious correlation, TMS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulaion

Artículo original: Is Neuroimaging Just Modern Phrenology?, Jens Foell Traducido por Ángela Hernández ~~~ Es posible que hayamos escuchado el término ‘frenología‘ sonar por ahí, generalmente en el contexto de… Read more

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Ultrasonido Focalizado: Una Nueva Estrategia Estimulante para Tratar las Lesiones Cerebrales Grave

August 6, 2021August 30, 2021 Joshua Cain 0 Comments brain imaging, Consciousness, Deep Brain Stimulation, Thalamus, transcranial electrical stimulation

Artículo original: Focused Ultrasound: A Stimulating New Strategy To Treat Severe Brain Damage, Joshua Cain Traducido por Valia Gregory ~~~ Al año de comenzar mi formación doctoral en UCLA, escapo… Read more

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El Control Remoto del Cerebro está Ilegando: ¿Cómo lo Usaremos?

August 6, 2021August 30, 2021 Catriona Houston 0 Comments Brain-computer interface, nanoparticles, Optogenetics

Artículo original: Remote control of the brain is coming: how will we use it?, Catriona Houston Traducido por Jayleska Johnson ~~~ Controlar las mentes de otros a distancia ha sido… Read more

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Soluciones Basadas en la Evidencia para la Crisis del Encarcelamiento Masivo: Neurociencia y la Fianza en Efectivo

August 6, 2021August 30, 2021 Zoe Guttman 0 Comments Behavioral Neuroscience, Decision, Decision-making, Science Policy

Artículo original: Evidence-Based Solutions to the Mass Incarceration Crisis: Neuroscience and Cash Bail, Zoe Guttman & Yuki Hebner Traducido por Jenna Hartstein ~~~ El encarcelamiento masivo es una crisis de… Read more

Image split in half with two backgrounds, day and night, with a watch in the center. A face on the watch is half awake on the day side of the image and asleep on the night side. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

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Lo Que Aprendí al Realizar Seguimiento de Mi Sueño con Fitbit Durante Dos Meses

August 6, 2021 Joel Frohlich 0 Comments Blood Oxygenation, EEG, Fitbit, Non-REM Sleep, Photoplethysmography, Polysomnography, PPG, REM sleep, Sleep, Sleep Apnea

Artículo original: What I Learned from Tracking My Sleep with Fitbit for Two Months, Joel Frohlich Traducido por Daniela Semerjian y Delaney Ivey ~~~ Si alguien me hubiera dicho hace… Read more

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50 Shades of Green – How Language Shapes our Color Perception

August 2, 2021October 18, 2021 Zoe Dobler 0 Comments 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

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Communicating Science: An Interview with Scientist and Author Dr. Dean Buonomano

July 28, 2021August 9, 2021 Arielle Hogan 0 Comments Artificial Intelligence, Interviews, Science Communication, Time

We are told today that science and technology are progressing at an unprecedented rate, that researchers continue to shovel coal into the runaway train of scientific advancement, not seeing the… Read more

A Close Up Look 6 - Eye Disease infographic

Infographics

A Close Up Look Infographic – #6 – Eye Disease

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Gil Torten 0 Comments Infographic, Neuroscience, SciComm, Science, Vision, visual system

How might people with cataracts see the world differently? What about someone with a refractive error like astigmatism? In this infographic, KN Illustrator Gil Torten explores how different eye conditions… Read more

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Depression: The Role of Chronic Inflammation

July 5, 2021October 18, 2021 Arielle Hogan 0 Comments depression, Inflammation, mental health, Neuroinflammation, Psychiatric Disorders

Depression is a common mental disorder affecting around 4% of the world’s population. Evidence suggests that chronic inflammation plays an important role in the development of depression. Indeed, around one… Read more

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El Efecto Nocebo

June 26, 2021August 6, 2021 Elizabeth Burnette 0 Comments Bias, Classical Conditioning, Drug, negative symptoms, Placebo effect, Treatment

Artículo original: The Nocebo Effect, Elizabeth Burnette Traducido por Ángela Hernández ~~~ Es probable que la mayoría de los lectores ya hayan escuchado sobre el efecto placebo – un efecto… Read more

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La Parálisis del Sueño ¿Qué es y qué lo causa?

June 26, 2021August 6, 2021 Mira Rakicevic 0 Comments 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

Artículo original: Sleep Paralysis: What Is It and What Causes It?, Mira Rakicevic Traducido por Valia Gregory ~~~ La parálisis del sueño es un tipo de parasomnia (un término general… Read more

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Moduladores invisibles del miedo: Cómo el microbioma intestinal altera la extinción del miedo

June 26, 2021August 6, 2021 Mariella Careaga 0 Comments Fear, Fear conditioning, Fear Extinction, gut microbiome, Medial Prefrontal Cortex, Metabolism, microbiome

Artículo original: Invisible Modulators of Fear: How the Gut Microbiome Alters Fear Extinction, Mariella Careaga Traducido por Delaney Ivey ~~~ Aprender a evitar una amenaza, así como saber cuándo algo… Read more

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Neuro Cartilla: El Envejecimiento

June 26, 2021August 6, 2021 Gabrielle Torre 1 Comment AD, Age-related cognitive decline, Aging, ALS, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s disease, Amyloid, amyloid plaques, Baby Boomers, beta-amyloid, Brain activation, Brain cells, Cardiovascular health, Childhood, Cognition, Cognitive performance, Cortex, dementia, Disease, Executive function, Exercise, Genetics, glutamate, Hippocampus, Longevity, Memory, Memory decline, myelin, Nervous System, Neurogenesis, Neuroimaging, Neurons, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Neurotransmitters, Normal aging, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, Plasticity, Quality of life, Research, Science, Sleep, Sleep habits, Ventricles, Working memory

Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Aging, Gabrielle Torre Traducido por Daniela Semerjian ~~~ ¿Qué le sucede al cerebro en el envejecimiento? El envejecimiento normal viene con muchos cambios en la estructura… Read more

Neuro Primer: Hormones and Body Weight Feature Image

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Neuro Cartilla: Las Hormonas y el Peso Corporal

June 26, 2021August 6, 2021 Daniela McVicker 0 Comments cortisol, Estrogen, Hormones, insulin, Leptin, Neuro Primer, obesity, Stress hormone, Thyroid, Weight

Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Hormones and Body Weight, Daniela McVicker Traducido por Jayleska Johnson ~~~ La gente en todo el mundo tiene la percepción de que tener sobrepeso o ser… Read more

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Neuro Cartilla: Organoides Cerebrales

June 26, 2021August 6, 2021 Caitlin Aamodt 0 Comments Biology, Brains in a dish, Cell, Cell cultures, Cell signaling, Cells, Chimeras, Microcephaly, Nature, Neuroscience, Organoids, Rodent, Rodents, Sentience, Zika, Zika virus

Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Cerebral Organoids, Caitlin Aamodt Traducido por Sebastián Martínez. ~~~ Esto podría sonar como algo que el Dr. Frankenstein envidiaría, pero ahora los científicos pueden crear organoides… Read more

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The Promise of Service Dogs in Autism

June 14, 2021 Zoe Dobler 0 Comments

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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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

An artistic take on the "monkey-to-man" cartoon, depicting the final result as a larger human near fast food with a red warning sign around it. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

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El Cerebro, las grasas saludables y la importancia de encajar en nuestros genes

June 3, 2021August 6, 2021 Marco Travaglio 0 Comments Attention, Brain Fat, Cortex, dementia, depression, DHA, Diet, Dopamine, Dorsal Attention Network, EPA, Evolution, Fat, Fish Oil, Frontoparietal Network, Genetics, Monounsaturated Fat, Neurological Disorder, Neurotransmitters, Omega-3, Omega-6, Polyunsaturated Fat, serotonin, supplements

Artículo original: Brain, Healthy Fats, and the Importance of Fitting Into Your Genes, Marco Travaglio Traducido por Jenna Hartstein ~~~ Nuestros cerebros son muy ricos en grasa. De hecho, cerca… Read more

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Gut Feelings: The Connection With The Brain

May 31, 2021October 18, 2021 Zoe Dobler 1 Comment 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

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Neuro Cartilla: Los principios básicos de la adicción

May 28, 2021August 6, 2021 Elizabeth Burnette 0 Comments Addiction, Alcohol, Behavioral Neuroscience, Hippocampus, Nucleus accumbens, Tolerance, Withdrawal

Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Addiction Basics , Elizabeth Burnette Traducido por Jayleska Johnson ~~~ La mayoría de nosotros estamos familiarizados con sustancias adictivas desde el alcohol hasta los opioides o… Read more

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Neuro Cartilla: Neurodesarrollo

May 28, 2021August 6, 2021 Gabrielle Torre 0 Comments Apoptosis, Axons, Biology, Brain, Brain development, Brain growth, Cell death, Cells, Cortex, Dendrites, Development

Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Neurodevelopment, Gabrielle Torre Traducido por Sebastián Martínez. ~~~ ¿Cómo se transforma nuestro cerebro en un cerebro? El neurodesarrollo es un proceso crucial mediante el cual todos… 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.

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Neuro Cartilla: Sistema Vestibular

May 28, 2021August 6, 2021 Alexa Erdogan 1 Comment balance, BPPV, Endolymph, Gravity, Microgravity, Movement, Orientation, Otolithic Organs, Otoliths, Saccule, Semicircular Canals, Sensation, Space neuroscience, Utricle, Vertigo, Vestibular system, VOR

Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Vestibular System, Alexa Erdogan Traducido por Valia Gregory ~~~ ¿Alguna vez ha visto imágenes de cámaras temblorosas tomadas por alguien corriendo frenéticamente por el bosque? La… Read more

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Neuro Cartilla: El Sueño

May 28, 2021August 6, 2021 Joel Frohlich 0 Comments Adenosine, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s disease, ascending activating system, atonia, Brainstem, Caffeine, Coffee, Dreaming, dreams, general anesthesia, Hypnogram, locus coeruleus, NREM, Optic Chiasm, parasomnia, Raphe Nucleus, rapid eye movement sleep, REM, REM sleep behavior disorder, Sleep, Sleep paralysis, suprachiasmatic nucleus, synchronization, tuberomammillary nucleus

Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Sleep, Joel Frohlich Traducido por Daniela Semerjian. ~~~ Es fácil preguntar: “¿Por qué dormir?” Pero también podemos darle la vuelta a la pregunta: “¿Por qué despertarse?”… Read more

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

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La Barrera Hematoencefálica – ¿Realmente funciona como su nombre indica?

May 28, 2021August 6, 2021 Abdullah Iqbal 0 Comments Blood, Blood-brain barrier, Cell communication, Pathogens, The blood-brain barrier in health and chronic neurodegenerative disorders.

Artículo original: The Blood Brain Barrier – Is it Really All it’s Described to Be?, Abdullah Iqbal Traducido por Delaney Ivey. ~~~ Uno de los mantras en la neurociencia es… Read more

Infographics

A Close Up Look – #5 – Optical Illusions

May 28, 2021June 3, 2021 Gil Torten 0 Comments animal vision, Eyes, Infographic, Neuroscience, SciComm, Science, Vision, visual system

How do optical illusions work? Check out this infographic to learn about how the features of our visual system lead to some of these odd and intriguing optical experiences.… Read more

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Compartmentalizing A Culture War: A Stem Cell Biologist’s Relationship With Abortion Policy

May 24, 2021 Yuki Hebner 0 Comments Abortion, Brain development, Cortex, cortical development, Development, Fetal Tissue, Healthcare, induced pluripotent stem cells, iPSC, Legislation, Neurodevelopment, Reproductive Health, Science Policy, Stem Cell Research, Stem Cells

The use of fetal tissue for scientific research has long been at the intersection of political polarization and medical breakthroughs. In 2019, the Trump administration passed restrictions on human fetal… Read more

Science Policy

The Wild Wild West of Tear Gas Regulation

May 10, 2021 Yuki Hebner 0 Comments Chemical Substances, FDA, Government, Legislation, Policymaking, Regulation, Science Communication, Science Policy, Tear Gas

Last summer, images of tear gas-laden protestors engulfed the news cycle amidst clashes with local police. When Paula Rogish attended a protest in May of 2020 in front of Austin… Read more

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How Can a Neuroscientist Work in Policy?

April 27, 2021May 3, 2021 Zoe Guttman 0 Comments Government, Legislation, Policymaking, Science Communication, Science Policy

For the first time in U.S. history, the science advisor to the president has been elevated to a cabinet-level position. While this move was perhaps precipitated by the scientific nature… Read more

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Vocabulary Retention In Adult Language Learners

April 27, 2021 Marco Travaglio 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

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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

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Dialogues in Music Therapy and Social Neuroscience: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Clinical Progress

April 13, 2021 Zoe Dobler 0 Comments Development, EEG, Emotion, fMRI, Music, Music Therapy, Psychiatric Disorders, Social Neuroscience, Therapy

In his book “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain”, the neurologist Oliver Sacks stated that music can “calm us, animate us, comfort us, thrill us, or serve to organize… Read more

Infographics

A Close up Look Infographic – #4 – Neural Networks

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Gil Torten 0 Comments Infographic, Machine, neural network, Neuroscience, SciComm, Vision, visual system

Did you know that neural networks and some parts of the visual system work in a very similar way? Learn about the similarities between the two systems in Gil Torten’s… Read more

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Empathy: Building Social Interactions By Linking Our Emotional Lives

March 29, 2021March 31, 2021 Marco Travaglio 0 Comments 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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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

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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

Brain Books

Book Review: The Spike

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Sean Noah 0 Comments Brain activity, Computational, Electricity, neural network, Retina, Spike, Synaptic function

Recently I asked one of my faculty advisors if he would ever write a popular science book. He’s a bestselling author in his own right, having written a textbook that… Read more

Infographics

A Close up Look Infographic – #3 – Chameleon vision/Focusing

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Gil Torten 4 Comments animal vision, chameleon, eye movement, Eyes, Infographic, Neuroscience, SciComm, Science, Vision

How do our eyes focus on moving objects and chameleon eyes zoom into their environment? Learn about the differences between the human eye and chameleon eyes in our latest infographic.… Read more

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