Communication is crucial on any scale – between friends or coworkers, and between the government and its constituents. While keeping your loved ones informed may be a challenge in itself, keeping Americans informed on progress in scientific research is a wholly different issue. Over the last several years, doubt has been sown between scientists and […]
Tag Archives: neuroscience
May
15
Making a mom: hormones and maternal behavior
posted by Eleanor Ketterer-Sykes
It was Mother’s Day this weekend… have you called your mom yet? Maternal bonds are essential for the survival of the infant, as well as to encourage the mother to make sacrifices and engage in parental behaviors to care for her young. This is something that your mom probably felt as soon as she met […]
April
24
This brainless blob might outsmart you
posted by JC Gorman
In the spring of 2017, Hampshire College welcomed a new faculty member, one without a brain or even a nervous system. Physarum polycephalum, a species of slime mold, joined the campus not just as a scientific curiosity but as a non-human thinker. As the college put it, this organism “researches important problems from a non-human […]
April
05
Feeling Pooped? Gut Microbiome Interventions for Depression
posted by Seona Patel
We often think of depression as a disorder rooted in the brain—a chemical imbalance or faulty wiring. But what if the roots of depression extend far beyond and below the skull, into an unexpected place? Scientists are increasingly finding that the gut microbiome—a vast ecosystem of bacteria, viruses, and fungi living in your gut—could play […]
Learning and Concussions: a Brain Renovation
posted by Dylan Walmsley
What a Wonderful World Being human, with the brains we have, is wonderful. Our brains give us an amazing ability to learn that sets us apart from other animals. We aren’t the fastest, strongest, or biggest. But we sit at the top of the food chain, enjoying a wonderful world, because of our ability to […]
March
13
Into the Mind of the Manatee
posted by Madelyn Peck
The Lazy Life of the Sea Cow Manatees are the gentle giants of the ocean. Reaching 13 feet long and weighing more than a ton, these mammals should give off a dominating presence, but in reality, the opposite is true [1]. Manatees tend to get along well with most aquatic species. They have no natural […]
February
13
A Sweet Treat for the Brain
posted by Vani Taluja
We all need a little treat sometimes – maybe on a special occasion, maybe after a long day, or maybe just as a pick-me-up in the afternoons. If you’re a chocolate lover like me, this treat might be a lindor truffle or a mocha latte. Many research studies have found that people show improvements in […]
February
06
Déjà Vu: Have We Been Here Before?
posted by Gabriela Franca
SEEING THE FUTURE Remember that time you were sitting in the lunch hall with your friend and they were telling you a story that you thought you’d heard before? Not only that, but you also felt like the exact experience you were having had already happened. The scene was so familiar –the room you were […]
January
30
The Magic of a Memory Model
posted by Max Weinberg
You know that moment when you can’t quite remember a song, but the instant it starts playing, the memory floods back and you can sing along perfectly? This last year the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Hopfield who came up with an elegant model for how this process could work in the […]
November
15
When Dreams Become Reality
posted by Madelyn Peck
Dream-Reality Confusion in Borderline Personality Disorder Introduction When you look back at today, will you know if the day you lived was real or if it was all a dream? Think about major events in your life: a promotion, the birth of a child, a tragic accident, or the loss of a loved one. What […]
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