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

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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
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Neuro Primer: Sleep

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It’s easy to ask: “Why sleep?” But we can also turn the question on its head: “Why wake?” We need to be awake, among other reasons, to find and eat… Read more
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Messing with the ‘Flip-Flop’ Switch: Why Getting Sick Makes You Sleepy

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We all know how it feels to be sick.  The fatigue, increased sleep, and general malaise that accompany a cold are the primary reasons people stay bedridden when ill.  Even… Read more
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Blondes or Brunettes: It’s All About Conditioning

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Like it or not, we all have preferences in choosing romantic partners.  Piercings, freckles, hair color, eye color, body physique – through adolescence and into adulthood, we begin to develop… Read more
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Love is in the air! Or is that oxytocin?

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Have you noticed the chocolates wrapped in bright red paper, teddy bears holding pink hearts in all the stores, and the endless supply of diamond commercials on television? Indeed, this… Read more