“If I eat a brain of a meth-addict, will I get high?” “Are street rats and lab rats the same?” “What happens if I eat a rat brain?” These are some of the questions that my lab encountered when we visited a middle school in Escondido, CA as classroom speakers last week. Together the Mandyam […]
Category Archives: Pop Culture
November
05
Get Data
posted by Ethan McBride
The Society for Neuroscience meeting is less than a week away! Have you been up all night to get data for your poster? We know the feeling… If you need a break from battling Illustrator, check out this promotional video for the UCSD Neurosciences Graduate Program SfN Social!! Special thanks to @123ComicBro for filming and […]
October
30
True Blood: Sucking the Magic Out of Vampires
posted by Melissa Lau
Blessed with charismatic looks, viciously sharp fangs, and an immortal existence, vampires have simultaneously delighted and horrified for centuries—now, with the recent folkloric addition of skin that sparkles like diamonds, mere mortals don’t stand a chance! And yet, while the modern-day vampire embodies all that is dangerous but sinfully irresistible, the science behind vampire mythology […]
October
28
Zombies are real – I wish I was kidding.
posted by Ashley Juavinett
Zombies terrify me. Maybe it’s their helter-skelter gait and bloody outstretched arms, or perhaps the fact that they eat brains, and I happen to like brains. That must be it. You know what’s also horrifying? Our contrived Hollywood concept of zombies is derived from the Haiti zombi, a real phenomenon that occurred in the context […]
October
25
Who will you be this Halloween?
posted by kkiritah
For children and adults alike, the most exciting thing about Halloween is putting on a costume and being someone—or something—else for a day. What we wear can profoundly change our attitudes and behaviors, so in some ways, we actually can become someone completely different on Halloween, and it’s SO MUCH FUN! But imagine becoming someone […]
October
17
Who Do You Think You Are?
posted by socogal42
The young woman lies in a hospital bed, her head wrapped in bandages, a handsome man asleep at her bedside. She opens her eyes and we can immediately see her eyes move wildly around the room, taking in the surroundings with a panicked look on her face. The man jerks awake and tries to […]
September
26
The Appeal of a Limitless Mind
posted by Melissa Lau
With its slick visuals, wry narration, and unflinching action, the movie Limitless is undeniably fun—just throw in the hunky Bradley Cooper, and you’ve got instant box office gold. Somehow, the only thing Hollywood forgot to include is more accurate neuroscience…
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