One of my favorite things about reading today’s romance novels (and if you see me reading my Kindle, there’s at least a 75% chance I’m reading one) is that women are no longer confined to the role of society belle or ditzy beauty. Heroines are becoming just that- women who kick ass mentally as well […]
February
10
Add A Little Romance (Novel) To Your Valentine’s Day- Part 1!
posted by socogal42
Is there a more maligned genre of literature than the romance novel? For years it’s been made fun of as the primary choice of literature for middle aged spinster cat ladies everywhere, as something to sneer and scoff at. No more. The image of romance novels is changing, and changing fast. The genre has moved […]
February
05
Brain Training or Just Brain Games: The Neuroscience of Cognitive Transfer
posted by erikkaestner
If you listen to podcasts, you have no doubt heard the phrase ‘Lumosity: Brain games by real neuroscientists’. The idea is simple: Much like the mundane, repetitive tasks like running and lifting weights have positive real-world health benefits, tasks like figuring out if arrows are going up or down or performing math could have positive […]
January
29
time keeps on slippin’
posted by stephnelli
A few nights ago I made the mistake of baking lasagna while extremely hungry. Each tick of the timer reverberated inside my skull for what seemed like hours, and the cheese just refused to melt. Later that same night I accidentally stayed up until 2 in the morning absentmindedly watching hours of YouTube videos that […]
January
22
Present you vs. Future you
posted by Rose Hendricks
It’s almost the end of January. How are your New Year’s Resolutions holding up? If you haven’t stuck to them, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re in the majority. There are many reasons we don’t meet our well-intentioned goals to go to the gym more, quit smoking, or go to bed earlier at night. One […]
January
08
“Every Science Story is a Detective Story”
posted by socogal42
This week, UCSD, the Kavli Foundation, and the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind hosted a visit from the amazing actor Alan Alda and fellows from the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science,. In addition to a public lecture and workshops for senior faculty and selected postdoctoral scholars, Mr. Alda was kind enough to take […]
December
18
No cerebellum? No problem!
posted by Matt Boisvert
What happens when you are born missing 80% of your neurons? Well, pretty much nothing, as it turns out, at least when it comes to those missing a cerebellum. Comprising 70 billion of the brain’s 85 billion neurons (Herculano-Houzel 2009), this hindbrain structure is “the primary center of motor coordination in the central nervous system” […]
December
12
A (Not So) Brief History of Psychedelic Science
posted by landonmklein
Psychedelics* (i.e. chemicals that reliably produce altered states of consciousness characterized by sensory distortion and changes in cognition) have been subject to human ritualistic, therapeutic, and recreational use for millennia. Their profound perceptual effects have the potential to elucidate countless mysteries of human neurobiology, illuminating the sensitivity of our conscious experience to stereotyped, chemically-induced changes. […]
December
04
Hearing voices: Social context influences psychosis
posted by Melissa Troyer
“People are always selling the idea that people with mental illness are suffering. I think madness can be an escape. If things are not so good, you maybe want to imagine something better.” These are the words of John Nash, Jr., the Nobel Laureate who inspired the book and the movie A Beautiful Mind and […]
November
27
NeuWrite Thanksgiving Reads
posted by Ashley Juavinett
Need some post-turkey relaxing reading? Here’s some of our Thanksgiving related articles! More Breast Please: Melissa explores the impact of domestication on turkeys. Why We Buy: An Infographic: A fantastic graphic description by Rachel of the conscious and unconscious forces that make us go nuts on Black Friday. Tuckered Out by Turkey’s Tryptophan? Maya delves into […]
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