By Shivani Munaga
It’s almost 1 a.m. Your test is in seven hours, and you’ve read the same three pages so many times that the words have started to blur.… Read more
First-authored by Jasmin Desruisseau and Natalia Medina
Co-authored by Arushi Mishra and Athul Byju
It was a quiet evening when I noticed how my fourteen-year-old sister anxiously paced around the… Read more
By Tony Nguyen
Stress is an unavoidable part of life, and for many people, stressful experiences are temporary challenges that the brain and body eventually adapt from. However, early life… Read more
By Faustina Jayaprakash
Introduction
As the 2025 F1 season kicks off with two electrifying back-to-back race weekends, the world remains captivated by the high-speed spectacle unfolding across 24 iconic circuits.… Read more
By Dhruv Mehrotra
One fascinating thing about neuroscience is that it is so interdisciplinary, inspiration can come from anywhere. Today’s story is one such example of the interdisciplinarity of the… Read more
By Daniel Janko
The world around us is beyond complicated. One theory of how the brain deals with this complexity is by creating cognitive maps. In part one, we discussed… Read more
By Keionna Newton
Dopamine. You’ve probably heard about it before in passing or perhaps you’ve seen it in the headlines. Perhaps you’ve seen people on social media using buzzwords like… Read more
By Daniel Janko, Carlotta Isabella Zona
Before reading this article, you may have gone to the kitchen to get a snack. Alternatively, you may go there after you have finished… Read more
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
by Johanna Popp
Stressed lately? Low in energy? Too exhausted to meet up with friends after a long workday? These feelings could indicate early signs of declining mental health. According… Read more
By Mary Bullock
“New year, new me,” is a thought we may have had around the start of a new year. Maybe we want to be stronger, healthier, or smarter… Read more
By Javeria Shahid
What is lucid dreaming?
Have you ever found yourself in control of a dream? Lucid dreaming is a state in which a person is aware that they… Read more
By: Talia Oughourlian
Hormonal contraceptives were introduced more than 60 years ago (OBOS Contributors, 2021) with some commending the contraceptive pill as one of the greatest scientific inventions of the… Read more
Spanish Translation also available here: Neuro Cartilla: Los principios básicos de la adicción
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From alcohol to opioids to cocaine, most of us are familiar with addictive substances. But how does… Read more
You’re on the road to work, when your mind drifts ahead to the lecture you’re scheduled to give in the afternoon. You rehearse your talk to yourself as you pull… Read more
In the early 20th century, Cambridge psychologist Frederic Bartlett radically reformulated the concept of memory. Until then the classical view, the earliest form of which could be traced back to… Read more
What happens to the brain in aging?
Normal aging comes with many changes in brain structure and function. As individuals approach the age of 65 years and above, they experience… Read more
Last year, our post “Can Neuroscience Explain the Mandela Effect?” by Caitlin Aamodt soaked up attention like a sponge and was resyndicated widely across the web, landing on pages such as… Read more
You may have heard it repeated in the media and pop culture that humans’ brains don’t change at all after birth. However, the past several decades of neuroscience research have… Read more
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]en years ago, in December 2007, an artist named Lonnie Sue Johnson lost her short term memory. She was admitted to the emergency room in the midst of a blizzard… Read more
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he human brain consists of highly complex circuitry which is wired to elicit a synchronous pattern of electrical signals. This allows for communication between differing regions of the brain. When… Read more
Would you trust a memory if it felt as real as all your others? And other people confirmed they remember it, too? What if the memory turned out to be… Read more
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