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Figure 1: CellChat, an open-source R package, provides researchers with the tools to understand how cells communicate Source: Pixabay The human body is an extremely complex structure and only recently have researchers begun to unravel its many mysteries. The function of the large organs such as the heart, lungs, and liver are widely known. However, …
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Figure 1: Shows a graphic of an animated, and relaxed ‘supertasker’. Though there is evidence that multitasking is not beneficial, Watson & Strayer have identified a select group of individuals called ‘supertaskers’ who are able to engage in complex multitasking paradigms without any discernible loss in performance Source: Pixabay Multitasking is a hot topic, not …
Figure 1: Examples of emotional expressions Source: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Raising two fingers to make a peace sign can be seen as a cute gesture across East Asia. Turn those fingers inwards though, and you might cause some trouble in the UK. Kissing on both cheeks between strangers is a salutatory greeting in France, but if …
Figure 1: Damage caused to reactor 4 of the Chernobyl plant after the explosion Source: Wikimedia Commons Introduction: The notorious Chernobyl Disaster took place at reactor 4 near the town of Pripyat, Ukraine on the morning of April 26, 1986. According to the National Cancer Institute, the accident caused 5 million people in Belarus, Russia …
Twin Impacts of the Chernobyl Disaster: Birth Defects and Mental Health Read More »
Figure 1: This graph compares stress level with performance at any job within the workplace Source: Wikimedia Commons The experience of emotions, which can elicit different kinds of stress, is an integral part of our lives. There is no clear-cut definition of stress but many professionals in the field of psychological science tend to classify …
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Figure 1: Transmission electron microscope image of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The ligands on the surface of the virus bind to receptors in the olfactory bulb Source: Wikimedia Commons Even as researchers continue to uncover more about the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus, the long-term effects of COVID-19 remain unstudied. However, decades of past studies on similar viruses combined …
COVID-19 May Inflict Lasting Damage on the Central Nervous System Read More »
Figure 1: Neural imaging of the default mode network (pictured bottom left) with two key sub-regions identified, the mPFC and PCC Source: Wikimedia Commons Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be defined as a mental health condition which has been triggered by experiencing or witnessing traumatic events. Trauma can have lasting effects on one’s sense of …
Figure 1: Shows a model for decision making in a social context. Inhibitory spillovers could help facilitate impulse controls thereby resulting in less self-control conflicts Source: Wikimedia Commons Choices are an integral part of our lives. According to researchers at Cornell University, we make just above 220 choices when eating, that is, between the start …
Figure 1: As Alzheimer’s disease research begins to shift away from longstanding hypotheses, new avenues for diagnosis and treatment are emerging—a number of which converge on the endogenous signaling molecule nitric oxide Source: Image Created by Audrey Herrald, 2020 Ever since Alois Alzheimer first identified the “peculiar severe disease process of the cerebral cortex” that …
There’s NO Telling What Nitric Oxide Might Bring to Alzheimer’s Disease Research Read More »
Figure 1: Engaging with multiple types of digital media simultaneously, known as media multitasking, has become the norm for many people due to the increasingly easier access to technology. However, a recent study found that media multitasking greatly decreases the ability of sustaining attention, consequently impairing memory. Source: Flickr In the modern era, the average …
New Study Finds that Media Multitasking Impairs Memory in Young Adults Read More »