Issue 28 What Can We Gain from Blocking Out Pain? Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Postoperative Pain Management Introduction Imagine you are in a car accident and break your wrist. You need surgery to repair it. Surgeries like these are relatively straightforward and can sometimes take under an
Issue 28 Effects of Alcohol on the Neuroimmune System Imagine you’re at a college party: The music’s loud, people are dancing, and you’re surrounded by bottles of whiskey, beer, vodka, and rum. You take a shot, and someone hands you another drink.
Issue 28 The Mechanisms of General Anesthesia For many, the thought of undergoing surgery can be a terrifying fear. Operations in the United States often come with an exorbitant price tag and without any guarantee of success. At the extreme end, there is even a risk of death.
Issue 28 Is Free Will an Illusion? Neurobiological Basis of Human Agency and Volition Invariably, few can deny the integral roles of conscious free will and volition in our identities, beliefs, choices, interactions, and everyday lives. Introduction: Let’s get started with the main
Issue 28 Special K: The Emergence of Psychedelic Healthcare Ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, is notorious for its street reputation as an abused substance. Known by the general public as an illicit club drug, recreational users inhale, ingest, or inject
Issue 28 Antidepressants: The magic pill? Disclaimer: This is a comprehensive overview of the public’s understanding on the chemical theories of depression, the marketing of antidepressants, and the importance of transparency in the pharmacotherapy and
Issue 28 A Review of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Imagine a tingling sensation, starting at the top of the scalp and traveling down your spine, inducing a state of relaxation and deep breathing [1]. You feel an increased desire
Issue 28 The Hunt for a Cure: Promising New Developments in Huntington’s Disease Research When discussing her grandmother’s and father’s diagnoses with Huntington’s Disease (HD), Kimberly Pryce described the testing process as “a flip of a coin. Heads, you’re facing
