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What is this chud little creature? In neuroscience, this creature is called a homunculus, which means “little man.” A cortical homunculus is a visual model of various body parts drawn in distorted sizes to show how much of the brain’s cortex is devoted to communicating with different parts of the body. The sensory model illustrates…
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Have you ever done something for hours during the day, then later at night your mind keeps repeating the image again and again? You could’ve been playing Tetris for hours, and you can still see the colorful Tetris blocks falling into place before falling asleep. Or you’ve crammed for a math test, and you can’t…
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Before I am called a filthy casual and thereafter swiftly maimed, I will quickly announce that this article is going to analyze the title of the game only. This game is my childhood game and I absolutely adore this banger of a game. One thing Three Houses goes above and beyond in is the depth…
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Did you know that wanting is different from liking? The brain mechanism behind why I like my $7 iced coffee is different from why I want it every single morning. In other words, the anticipation that builds when I think of sipping my coffee is different from the actual joy I feel when I finally…
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Presentation I made for Neuroscience Club
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Considered one of the inventors of optogenetics, Karl Deisseroth pioneered a novel, precise method of neurobiology research. A D.H.Chen Professor of Bioengineering, Psychiatry, and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, Deisseroth’s works in academia as well as in clinical settings have made him one of the most remarkable neuroscientists of our generation. Deisseroth’s works merge many…
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We often associate symmetry as a form of beauty, its stable, predictable, and balanced nature having been a quality of wonder and awe. From the outside, most animals, even plants seemed to show some sort of symmetry in our natural forms. In this article, I investigate symmetry in nature with my friends Reya Satam and…
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Hiromu Arakawa points out the limitations to the reductionist, purely technical approach to defining life and its meanings. There’s much overlooked and missed when we fixate on the numbers, components, and ingredients.
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How Should We Prioritize Public Health Resources? Bioinformatics and Tools to Aid Public Health Resource Allocation
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What is the Neural Correlates of Consciousness? What is the “hard problem” of consciousness? How can we scientifically define and research what the state of consciousness is and means?
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