Food for Thought: The Connection Between Nutrition and Our Brain’s Cognitive Function
By Barbara Bocanegra Fueling the Brain Think about the last thing you ate. Recall its taste, smell, and how it felt as it settled in your...
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Memory and Identity: A Look Into the Case of Clive Wearing
Alexa Kightlinger “Sorry, I’ve got the memory of a goldfish” has been a common adage to express one’s extreme forgetfulness. It has been...
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Negative Cognitive-Emotional Factors in Latino/Hispanic Communities
By Alessandra Soto As someone who is part of the Latino/Hispanic community, we face different negative cognitive-emotional factors. This...
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Juror Perceptions: How Alibis Become Unbelievable
Written By: Alondra Alamillo The Job of a Jury In the courtroom, jurors are presented with the daunting task of deciding a life-altering...
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Neurological Disorders Part 1: REM Sleep
Written By: Diyanka Lahane Introduction People can spend up to one-third of their lives sleeping. The brain while awake and while...
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How our search for fun keeps us young
Haleema Warraiat Without a second thought, most people associate “fun,” with children along with their playful screams and seemingly...
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How Adversity Affects Development
By: Noah Morales Introduction: During my time in my developmental psychology class, we hit on an interesting topic of how adverse...
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Striking the Right Chord: How Music Shapes Brain Development
Written by: Elizabeth Aliyeva; Edited by: Hannah Kim. Imagine a young child who, at the age of four, begins taking piano lessons. Over...
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How Electrical Stimulation Can Improve Motor Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
By: Catherine Gooch Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a neurological condition caused by damage to the spinal cord, the long column...
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Does Genetics Play a Role in East African Dominance in Long-Distance Running?
Written by Bethel Jegol Edited by Hannah K Created with BioRender.com From the moment any Ethiopian child was able to form memories,...
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What does sleep do for our memory?
Anya Singh Introduction Memory is understood as the persistence of learning and retention of information over time, and it is crucial to...
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Anatomical Differences in the Brain of Separate Animal Groups
Written By: Diyanka Lahane Introduction While growing up, children are taught that animals can be anything ranging from the smallest ant...
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Physiological Manifestations of PTSD: Implications for Dermatological Health
Tate Madison Image credit to Phoebe Hwang Understanding PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that...
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Is Sleep Paralysis Pathological? What the Literature Says
Desiree Lano Henry Fuseli, John. The Nightmare . 1781. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan. What is Sleep Paralysis? Sleep...
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Understanding Autism in Females
Juliana Morsello Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that impacts how individuals think, learn, and behave...
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Sep 177 min read
Shh! This is a Library: The Library as Pillar of Community Wellness
Olivia Gudeahn Libraries are loud . Children playing, pages turning, keyboards typing, and lively chatter are all vibrant sounds at the...
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From Neuron to Node: The Quest for Artificial Consciousness
By: Bernd van Ruremonde Introduction Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a novel known by many and widely adopted into popular culture. The...
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The Role of the Immune Response in Alzheimer’s Disease
By: Kate Leinenweber Brain atrophy and differences in cells between a healthy brain and a brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Image created...
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A Double Edged Sword: How Video Games Cut Into the Heart of Ethics and Morality
Written by: Elizabeth Aliyeva; Edited by: Mia Rakotobe-Joely Picture a room full of enthusiastic, 10-year-old students, each with a...
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The Cognitive Toll Of Long COVID: Exploring Possible Mechanisms
By Gabriella Martinez COVID-19’s impact persists beyond the initial infection, with post-COVID syndrome (PCS, also known as Long COVID)...
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