Neurology

This looks familiar…

How many times has this happened to you before? You walk into a room–it could be one you've stepped foot in a dozen times that day, or never at all– and hesitate by the doorway. There is something about that space that is nagging at the back of your mind. You decide that, somehow, you

Riding the Brain Wave

Wurzburg, Germany, 1892. Hans Berger was in military training when he was suddenly thrown off his horse and injured. That same evening, Berger received a telegram from his family coincidentally inquiring about his health. This event instigated an ambition in Berger to discover the neural basis of ‘telepathy', communication of thoughts between people without the

Quantum Mechanics and You

This blog post is part III in a three-part series about quantum mechanics. In case you missed them, check out part I here and part II here. The more we learn about the world around us through the lenses of science, philosophy, and our own personal experiences, the more we question the world around us.

The Science of Blacking Out

In today's society, the words college and drinking have almost become synonymous. College drinking is incredibly prevalent, with four out of five college students admitting to drinking. Obviously there are many risks associated with drinking alcohol, but one of the more common ones among college students is called “blacking out.” One study at Duke University

Immortality – Possible or Just Science Fiction?

by: Jacqueline Friel, Athens Science Café “I think the brain is like a program in the mind, so it’s theoretically possible to copy the brain onto a computer and so provide a form of life after death” – Stephen Hawking Admit it, you've thought about living forever. However, did you ever imagine it would be

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