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Resonance podcast: Understanding neurological diseases

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Momentum 0 Comments Education, Medical Education, Neuroscience, Resonance

An estimated 100 million Americans are impacted by neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy every year. Melanie Samuel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department

From The Labs

The McNair Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Xaq Pitkow

May 24, 2018October 8, 2018 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments Dr. Xaq Pitkow, McNair scholar, Neuroscience, Research

From the Labs sat down with McNair Scholar Dr. Xaq Pitkow to learn more not only about his research but also about him, what motivated

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Gray matter and gray areas: Examining disorders of consciousness

December 22, 2017December 21, 2017 Clarice 0 Comments brain injury, clinical ethics, disorders of consciousness, Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Neuroscience

Patients in a minimally conscious state demonstrate some “off and on” awareness of their environment. They may be able to communicate at times by nodding

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My mental illness and my research

October 4, 2017October 4, 2017 Clarice 4 Comments ADHD, Anxiety, bioethics, Depression, Gabriel Lazaro-Munoz, medical ethics, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Neuroethics, Neuroscience, Research

I know what is going on in my brain. I have a Ph.D. in neuroscience. I still cannot control it. I constantly have intrusive thoughts,

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Intelligence and genetic essentialism

June 16, 2017June 15, 2017 Clarice 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Cody Brannan, Discrimination, DNA, Genetic Essentialism, Genetics, Genomics, Health Policy Program, Neuroethics, Neuroscience, Research, Science Policy

In 1869, Francis Galton reasoned that if human intellect was determined to be hereditary, then it “would be quite practicable to produce a highly-gifted race

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Neurons deep in brain are more active than once thought

April 26, 2017 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments Cerebellum, cognitive process, granule cell, neuron, Neuroscience

It’s the part of the brain that makes sure you cannot tickle yourself. The cerebellum, an apple-sized region near the base of the skull, senses

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From mouse model to human; serendipity leads to human genetic diagnosis

April 24, 2017 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments ATXN1-CIC, Autism, developmental delay, epilepsy, hyperactivity, intellectual disabilitis, Mouse models, Neuroscience

When Dr. Huda Zoghbi and her colleagues were investigating the role protein complex ATXN1-CIC plays in the normal development of the mouse brain they did not

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Big data, brain science and mental health care

April 7, 2017April 6, 2017 Clarice 0 Comments bioethics, Brain science, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, Dr. Gabriel Lazaro-Munoz, ethics, Mental Health, Neuroscience

The Atlantic recently ran a fascinating article about improving the effectiveness of psychotherapy by using big data to inform practice. In it, the author notes that there

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How the brain remembers fearful experiences

March 31, 2017 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments Alzheimer's Disease, brain circuits, brain spike pattern, fear, fearful experience, Memory, Neuroscience, place cells, rat model

Dr. Daoyun Ji drives to his lab every morning. If asked, he can easily recall the route he takes, “but, what are the brain signals