Researchers believe that the show 16 and Pregnant significantly contributed to the current decrease in teen pregnancy in the U.S. The researchers observed that in towns in which teens were already watching MTV before 16 and Pregnant began airing, the … Continue reading How to Change Culture: The 16 and Pregnant Model
In a podcast episode of the Australian Broadcast Corporation podcast, “All In the Mind,” the hosts delve into the intriguing science of mind over body, specifically focusing on the placebo and nocebo effects. What, though, are the molecular underpinnings of … Continue reading Exploring the Science of Mind Over Body: Placebo and Nocebo Effects
Natural compensatory mechanisms within the nervous system play a crucial role in mitigating defects in various components of the system. These mechanisms have garnered attention for their potential influence on resilience to depression, as evidenced in studies involving mice (Friedman … Continue reading Neuronal Homeostasis: A Promising Avenue for Understanding and Treating Neurological Disorders
I originally wrote this idea back in 2016 and now with the announcement of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, I think it would be good to bring this back. One of the problems that confounded the success of Google Glass was … Continue reading Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses and Google Glass Privacy Protection
I started reading the book Race After Technology by Rudolf Benjamin a while ago and recently picked it back up. From what I gather so far, the crux of the book is that as technology continues to develop, it has … Continue reading Anti-Racism in Emerging Technologies
Recording a few notes on the podcast episode “This Week In Neuroscience” episode 35. Study Indicates that there is no Link Between Serotonin and Depression One meta-analysis of meta-analyses reports that there is no link between serotonin and depression. Therefore, … Continue reading Notes on This Week in Neuroscience: Neuromodulation in treatment-resistant depression
There are some people who have the ability to not forget anything that they’ve experienced. What if we could understand the mechanisms underlying this and use this to aid ourselves? For example before university student begins to study for his/her … Continue reading Could you construct an infallible memory?
A digital apple is encoded as 0s and 1s. The same set of 0s and 1s will display the same apple on my screen as on another screen. Our memories are encoded as a series of connections in our brains. … Continue reading Encoding Memories
We’ve been seeing increasing evidence of the influence of parents’ behavior or actions on their children’s DNA. Influences/actions such as a parent’s diet, exercise, or environment can be passed down to the next generations in the form of epigenetic marks. … Continue reading Epigenetic Inheritance?
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