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No Shortcuts in Cognitive Improvement
Română On the fourth day of our science advent, we would like to talk about something we think everyone should understand when it comes to the brain: there are no shortcuts in cognitive improvement (at least not yet). More specifically, in recent years there has been an explosion of various “brain optimization”/”neurohacking”/other neuro buzzword strategies…
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The Free Energy Mystery
Română The third prompt is all about scientific ideas we don’t understand. We all know that science is quite complicated and no one knows it all. Neuroscience, as a scientific field, is no exception to that rule. Unfortunately, it seems to me that we don’t talk enough about ideas and concepts we don’t quite get.…
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Why Men Stress Mice
Română For the second prompt, we will be talking about a discovery that impressed us this year. There are so many cool things that came out, but we thought we’d keep it light and pick something that’s both fun and interesting. Alright, so you know how neuroscientists sometimes use mice for their experiments? They make…
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Brenda Milner: The Neuroscientist to Admire
Română The first prompt asks us to introduce a scientist we admire. There are many neuroscientists we are looking up to, but the most impressive one is by far Brenda Milner. A quick glance at her Wikipedia page is enough to convince you of that. Image credits: McGill University Among the things that make her…
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Science Advent: A Journey Through Science
Română Hey there! As the month of December is rapidly approaching, we thought we’d do something a bit different this year. We’d like to invite you to join us on a journey through science. So here’s the deal: we’ve come up with 20 science-related prompts and will share a neuroscience post related to each of…
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Vitamin D in the Brain and Beyond
What does science say about this?
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Why Thinking Makes You Tired
Română We’ve all experienced that thick mental fog after an intense day of cognitively demanding work, be it studying, coding, or planning. As if, no matter how hard you try, your brain cannot conceive of anything other than lying on your couch and staring into the void. Thoughts simply don’t come into focus anymore. Any…
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No Link Between Serotonin and Depression?
Română If you’re active on social media, you might’ve come across reports of a recent meta-analysis showing no evidence of a causal link between serotonin and depression. And you might’ve also come across far-reaching interpretations about the effectiveness of antidepressants. Not exactly surprisingly, popular interpretations of this study have gone way beyond what the poor…
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On Identical Twins, Genetics, and Free Will
Română Monozygotic or identical twins are commonly known for being perfectly identical at the genetic level, and any differences between them are usually attributed to the environment. But advances in genetics over the last two decades have challenged this idea. What does that mean and why does it matter? Join us in this post to…
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Off With Their Heads!
Photo credit: Ana Dumitru Română Hold on to your socks, because we’re in for a wild ride. Every so often, news about a certain neurosurgeon and his “brilliant” ideas of human head transplantation make the rounds. I’ve been ignoring them until now in a delusional attempt of thinking that, if no one engages with wacky…