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Continue reading →: Neurological Changes After Having KidsHello all. I haven’t posted in nearly two months! This is because I’ve had 4 AP tests throughout May and I had my SAT last Saturday. I had to focus on those, but now I’m back! Back to the topic. Raising a child is one of the most fulfilling journeys…
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Continue reading →: What happens to our brains in space?When an astronaut goes to space, their environment changes drastically. They live in confined quarters, one wall away from deadly amounts of radiation. They live in zero-gravity, and have to drink and eat space food. All these changes in the environment have large effects on our body, the most commonly…
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Continue reading →: The Best MRI in the WorldOn April 2nd, 2024, researchers from France’s Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) released the first human brain images taken by the Iseult MRI Scanner (the world’s strongest MRI scanner). These researchers had already used this machine to scan a pumpkin back in 2021, but they only recently got approval from the…
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Continue reading →: Why do we feel dizzy?Spin around five times. Then do that ten more times. Now stop. Do you still feel like you’re spinning? This is called dizziness, and we all have felt it, from spinning around like you just did, to going on merry-go-rounds. But what causes dizziness? How does the brain orient our…
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Continue reading →: Gut-Brain AxisWhen you eat a full meal, you feel full in your stomach. When you eat something that you didn’t like much, you feel kind of queasy in your stomach. These are all results of the GBA (Gut Brain Axis). What is the GBA? The GBA consists of communication between the…
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Continue reading →: Brain-Computer Interfaces & NeuralinkIn 2016, Noland Arbaugh dislocated his C4 and C5 of his spinal cord in a freak diving accident, causing him to become paralyzed from the waist down. He wasn’t able to move his arms, legs, toes or fingers. Yet four days ago, on March 20th, Noland Arbaugh played chess online…
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Continue reading →: What Makes Humans Human?The title of this article is a question that has puzzled biologists and philosophers alike. What separates humans from the rest of animals? It’s true that we have higher intelligence, but so do dolphins, compared with sloths. Why don’t dolphins have their own classification? Do we separate humans from animals,…
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Continue reading →: Mirror NeuronsIn the early 1990, Italian neuroscientists led by Giacomo Rizzolatti discovered mirror neurons. Mirror neurons are neurons that respond equally when we perform a certain action, and when we witness the same action being performed. This type of neuron explains why we feel excited as others are about to finish…
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Continue reading →: Why does music make us feel emotions?If you’ve ever listened to the Interstellar soundtrack, you know that you randomly start to feel sad. And once the music is over, you just feel kind of lost. On the other hand happy songs make us feel happy. But why? What classifies a song as happy or sad? Well…
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Continue reading →: The Science Behind SuicideNote: The below article contains mention of suicide and abuse Everyday 132 people in the US commit suicide. Furthermore, this rate of suicide is only increasing, as depicted by the graph below. These suicides are often caused by mental health problems, bullying or stigmas, and emotional and physical pain and…
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