Cover Article In Your Dreams: Insights from Dream Research Why Do We Dream? Dreams have held cultural and religious significance throughout history, and in some cases, they have influenced history or culture themselves. James Watson, who won the Nobel
Neuro News Leadership Applications Now Open! Applications for the 2019-2020 Grey Matters leadership team are now open! Available positions include Editing Coordinator, Production Manager, Design Director, Events Coordinator, Marketing Manager, and Website Manager. Applications are due
Internal The Evening with Neuroscience 2018 The Evening with Neuroscience is a celebration of that remarkable brain in your head. This event is an opportunity for the public to engage directly with brain researchers. We invite
Issue 11 Ketamine: A Novel Treatment For Major Depression Finding New Ways of Thinking About Depression Within the last decade, a new agent has appeared in the spotlight of psychiatric research: ketamine. This drug, also known as “Calypsol,” is
Featured Article A Royal Pain The Concussion that Caused a Commotion: A Look at King Henry II of France Clad in armor and lances at hand, two jousters mounted their steeds. The competitors aimed their
Issue 11 Cutting for the Competition: How Dehydration Affects the Brain Modern athletes do everything in their power to improve their performance. They follow intense training regimens, adhere to strict diets, and always look for an additional edge over their competition,
Neuroscience In the Memory of Henry Molaison What H.M. lost, we now know, was a critical part of his identity. —Dr. Thomas Carew Scientists have grappled with the question of how memories are stored for quite some time. Today many technologies exist that allow for a variety of approaches to
Most Popular Of Computers and Brains Earlier this summer [1] , Gary Marcus – a New York University professor of neural science and psychology – wrote a very influential piece for the New York Times called Face It, Your
Neuro News How Neurons Behave as we Form Memories One of the things that pushed me toward neuroscience was the desire to understand memory and how we learn things. I know many others who feel the same way, but
Cover Article The Pleasure of Music Introduction Ask any person to name the things in life that bring them pleasure, and chances are good that they will mention music. Music is a universal source of enjoyment
Featured Article Art Neureau 2015 On a lovely Tuesday evening, a unique art event took place in the Fremont Abbey Arts Center. Art Neureau is a one-of-a-kind intersection between art and neuroscience—two disciplines which
Neuroscience Decisions, Decisions… How did you get here? Every person who is reading this article made a different set of decisions that led them to this point in time. The path of cumulative
Neuroscience Alien Hand Syndrome It’s a disorder that makes you fling your cereal away, undress yourself in public, steal merchandise, and even look dangerous to the rest of the world. For over five
Neuroscience Grey Matters’ Clothing & Food Drive Donation collection: December 1st and the 3rd-5th from noon to 3:00 p.m. in Red Square. Look for the Grey Matters table. The time of winter is fast approaching,
Neuroscience SfN 2014’s Dialogues Between Neuroscience and Society Presentation With the holidays approaching, homes will soon be filled with foods to fit the season. The smells and tastes of traditional holiday cuisines have the power to conjure up memories
Neuroscience Grey Matters Welcome Meeting Grey Matters Journal is having a welcome party meeting. Come learn more about the journal, our work, and how you can get involved. We will meet Thursday, October 2 at 6:30 p.m. in Allen Library . Food and prizes to accompany brain geekery.
Neuroscience Spring Quarter Welcome Meeting Hello Neuroscience Enthusiasts, Spring is here! Let’s celebrate the sunshine and cherry blossoms by geeking out about the brain. Grey Matters is an undergraduate neuroscience journal whose mission is to enhance public understanding, grow the neuroscience community, and develop accomplished science communicators. You
Neuroscience Killer Whales Are Non-Human Persons What makes humans so special? Is it their ability to use language and empathize with others? Their ingenuity? Their tool making? It has been known for some time that other
Neuroscience The Vestibular System and the “Spins”: A Proposal Humans have eyes to observe the world in three dimensions, but how do people perceive their own motion/orientation in space even when their eyes are closed? Believe it or
Neuroscience SfN Day 4 | Mechanisms of Adult Neuroplasticity Image Credit: Tamily Weissman, Harvard Those who have been reading carefully these past few days may have noticed the emergence of a theme in my reports. After starting with the way the tissue in the midbrain responds to changes in cellular and molecular signals
Neuroscience Research Brief: The Bosma Lab The Bosma Lab focuses primarily on characterizing electrical events in the developing brainstem (specifically the hindbrain and midbrain), using the mouse as a model. With help from a fluorescent dye that binds to calcium (an ion implicated in neuronal firing), spontaneous, synchronized events can
