Tag: Neurobiology
Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes...
Karla Kaun, Brown University
Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as...
Illuminating the brain one neuron and synapse at a time –...
Vivian Lam, The Conversation
Scientists know both a lot and very little about the brain. With billions of neurons...
How do painkillers actually kill pain? From ibuprofen to fentanyl, it’s...
Rebecca Seal, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences and Benedict Alter, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
Without the ability to...
From odor to action – how smells are processed in the...
John Crimaldi, University of Colorado Boulder; Brian H. Smith, Arizona State University; Elizabeth Hong, California Institute of Technology, and Nathan Urban, Lehigh...
What elephants’ unique brain structures suggest about their mental abilities
Bob Jacobs, Colorado College
Conservationists have designated August 12 as World Elephant Day to raise awareness about conserving these majestic animals. Elephants have many engaging...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
