Issue 21 Nootropics: How Online Communities Foster Misinformation and Pseudoscience On a sunny July day in Paris, 189 cyclists breathe a sigh of relief. Some are celebrating, some are disappointed, and some are just grateful that they can get some rest.
Issue 21 Quarantine Isolation I remember March 11th, 2020 vividly: schools in my area announced they would go online for the next three weeks. I was relieved that things slowed down. I could finally catch up on my sleep, schoolwork, and responsibilities.
Issue 21 Missing a Mind’s Eye: The Metacognition of Aphantasia What is your favorite memory? Is it sitting in front of the fireplace, burrowing yourself under a blanket with a visibly steaming cup of hot cocoa between your hands?
Issue 21 Something to Crow About In mythology, corvids, the family of birds that includes crows and ravens, are often depicted as clever and mischievous. Native Americans tell stories of ravens as wise and practical jokesters who created the world.
Issue 21 An Area of Exception: Is the Brain Immune-privileged? In the human body, the immune system plays a crucial role in protecting us from foreign substances. For example, when you contract the flu, the immune system is responsible for fighting against the virus and keeping you healthy.
Issue 21 Alzheimer's Environmental Factors The denizens of modern-day, developed countries have living standards that have not been available ever before in human history: a permanent food surplus, technologies that were unthinkable just decades ago, and healthcare that allows us to live for more than a hundred years.
Issue 21 Out on a Limb: Phantom Limb Syndrome In September 1863, George Dedlow awoke in an army hospital tent [1]. As he regained his bearings, he felt a sharp cramp in his left leg. Dedlow tried to reach to rub it but was still too weak to move. Instead, he called for an attendant.
Issue 21 Diversity in Neuroscience The field of neuroscience is not diverse or inclusive for underrepresented groups, which consist primarily of women, racial minorities, and the LGBTQ+ community.
Issue 21 The Placebo Effect in Depression Treatment Medications have long been one of mankind's best ways of treating diseases. Imagine you are feeling nauseous, so you go to a doctor and they prescribe you some medication. You take it, and within hours you start feeling better.
Issue 21 Nutritional Therapy for Fibromyalgia Most people are familiar with the concept of eating better to feel better. You are what you eat after all. This takes on new meaning when considering the integral connection of gut health and brain health. What you eat affects your gut health, which affects your brain function.
Issue 21 Awake Under the Knife: Conscious Brain Surgery Imagine, for a moment, that you are undergoing brain surgery to remove a tumor. While the surgeons operate on you, you remain deeply sedated and unconscious -- but before they finish, you begin to wake up.
Issue 21 Eau de Pheromone It isn’t uncommon to see marketing for fragrances and deodorants that do not show the product or its features.