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Tag: neuroscience

Midterms and Caffeine: A Match Made in the Brain

by Athina Sitou, Contributing Writer Why does getting a hot cup of tea or coffee make studying feel more enjoyable? … More

athina sitou, ATP, brain, caffeine, midterms, neuroscience

Why don’t we touch things with our head?

by Selina Zhao, Contributing Writer Have you ever wondered why babies unintentionally touch dangerous things with their hands? Or why … More

neurons, neuroscience, selina zhao, synapse, touch
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Making new brain cells to fight cell death in Alzheimer’s Disease

by Alina He Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and affects an estimated 50 million worldwide … More

Alzheimer's disease, neuroscience, research

What Is The Human Brain Project?

(image: Greg Dunn – wired.com) In 2013, the Human Brain Project (HBP) was granted €1-billion by the European Commission’s Future … More

brain initiative, Human Brain Project, neuroscience

First Language Shapes Later Processing Patterns In The Brain

  By Leanne Louie Whether you still speak it or not, your first language dictates the way your brain processes … More

Language processing, MSURJ, neuroscience

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Deception

Truth about lies, the highest governing process Ji Yun Shin We have probably encountered many troubling scenarios in life where … More

deception, neuroscience

Start your school year at one of these science events in September!

General Soup and Science @ the Redpath Museum: the 16th edition of this Faculty of Science tradition will be held September … More

biology, events, McGill, neuroscience, redpath, science, unicorns

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