Articles

Different Strokes for Different Folks: Sex Differences in Brain Circuitry

Researchers will overstate and statistically smooth the differences between...

Sexuality

The Neurobiology of Addiction Pt. 2

When we ingest a neuroactive substance, we flood our brains with a range of neurochemicals...

Addiction

The Neurobiology of Addiction Pt. 1

The process of becoming addicted to a substance requires a cascade of complicated...

Addiction

A Shift of Focus: Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

Happy people do not seek to dull their experiences and numb themselves from life...

Mental Health

Innovation that Excites: Delightfully DREADD-ful

In our endless battle to decode the functioning of all neural circuits in the brain, we have to be...

Neuro Science

Innovation that Excites: A Light in the Dark

Today, a significant amount of neuroscience research hinges on this work. Optogenetics, the use...

Neuro Science

Innovation that Excites: A BOLD New Approach

MRI is good for looking at the structural constitution of body tissues, but tells us almost...

Pharmaceutical

Learning About Learning Pt 3: Cognitivism

Cognitive psychology utilizes computational models, neuroscientific understanding of brain architecture, and experimental data to...

Mental Health

Learning About Learning Pt 2: Cognitive Psychology

While these concepts may sound like they only exist in sterile lab environments, we see them play out constantly in human behavior...

Mental Health

Learning About Learning Pt 1: Behaviorist Psychology

Humans are also subject to classical conditioning. To give an extreme example, let’s think about taste aversion. Have you ever...

Mental Health

A Biopsychosocial Model of Suicide Pt. 2

In this article, we will integrate biology into our pre-existing understanding of suicidality...

Depression

A Biopsychosocial Model of Suicide Pt. 1

Suicide has likely plagued our communities from the outset of human existence, however, the study of suicide...

Depression