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Blog / When Practice Makes Perfect: The Neurons Behind Skilled Movement

March 6, 2025 / Rachel Sharp /

Meet the UNC graduate student uncovering the mysteries behind how our brains control movement. Her work studying a rare type of neuron reveals surprising evidence that stimulating these cells not only improves precise movements, but could potentially help restore motor skills after injury.

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Blog / Astrocytes: the unsung heroes of the brain

October 31, 2024January 27, 2025 / Maya Bluitt /

Throughout much of neuroscience’s history, neurons have been the star of the show. These are the cells which send electrical signals to communicate with one another, giving rise to the…

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Blog / Could Ozempic get an upgrade?

August 29, 2024September 3, 2024 / Maya Bluitt /

Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound – these drugs have recently risen to stardom given their miraculous ability to cause weight loss.  This class of drugs relies on a system revolving around…

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Blog / Oh Snap, Football’s Back and so are Traumatic Brain Injuries and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

October 20, 2023October 23, 2023 / Shea Ricketts /

Football season is back and so are traumatic brain injuries and the risk for CTE.

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Blog / How Society And Our Brains Keep Us Drunk

October 19, 2023October 23, 2023 / Nila Pazhayam /

Some answers to the question of why we drink, from the perspectives of our brains to larger trends in society.

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Blog / The Neuroscience of Music

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 / Jillian Battista /

This article investigates the neuroscience of music, including melody, tone, pitch, and rhythm, as well as how the ear processes sound.

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Blog / Learning to Love Lithium

March 14, 2023March 15, 2023 / Brandon Le /

Whether you’re prescribed lithium or not, it’s entering your body through environmental exposure, mostly through your drinking water. What is lithium and what can it do to us?

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Blog / Nature or nurture? Weather can (literally) shape your brain

March 15, 2022 / Jillian Battista /

Maybe we’re born with it, or maybe it’s the weather! Did you know your brain actually changes size throughout the year? Surprisingly, it may be due to the seasons. 

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Blog / Why be “Mad as a Hatter??”

April 13, 2021 / Syed Masood /

Once thought to be the elixir of life found in tombs of Egyptian pharaohs and Chinese Emperors, Quicksilver, also known as the element mercury, is in fact quite the opposite.…

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Blog / What octopuses on ecstasy tell us about brain evolution

April 7, 2021 / Kate Giffin / 1

Of all the creatures on earth, octopuses might be the most alien. They could not be more different from us, with powerful tentacles, three hearts, blue blood, and neurons spread…

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Blog / Four Reasons Reading Should be Your Next Pandemic Pastime

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 / Allison Smith /

Everyone has picked up some new hobbies during the pandemic, but what are the scientific benefits of reading a good book?

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Blog / Meditation: Medical Miracle or Mythical Exaggeration?

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 / Sean Gay /

What is meditation? And is it actually scientifically proven to work?

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Blog / Meditation: Tending the Garden of the Mind

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 / Jamshaid Shahir /

Meditation has enjoyed a rise in popularity over the years, but how much of its benefits are grounded in scientific fact? In this post, I explore the science behind meditation, its implications for depression, and potential for even combating racism.

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Blog / Melatonin: A bottle of dreams or a bottle of lies?

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 / Sean Gay /

Melatonin is an over the counter supplement that is often used as a sleep aid, What is it? Is it safe? Is it effective? Read to find out

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Blog / Music Mainlined

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 / Brandon Le /

Music is a drug. How does it work?

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Blog / The Science of Age Limits for Drug Use

March 2, 2020February 29, 2020 / Abigail Agoglia /

Age restrictions on the purchase of recreational drugs are continuing to strengthen. What’s the science behind this age limits, and are these measures really necessary?

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Blog / Where Motivation Hides

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 / Julia DiFiore /

Recently, I couldn’t find my keys. They weren’t where I usually keep them. Turns out, I was so distracted when I came home that I left them dangling in the…

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Blog / Science Fail Monday: How a dead salmon taught us about statistics

December 9, 2018March 17, 2019 / Kasey Skinner /

Any scientist knows the importance of a good negative control. A negative control in an experiment is a group of samples or subjects in which no response is expected to…

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