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Aphantasia: Does Not Having a “Mind’s Eye” Affect Learning?
Aphantasia: Does Not Having a “Mind’s Eye” Affect Learning? Morgan Lindstead | April 3, 2023 What is Aphantasia? Imagine you’re sitting in your first-semester organic…
Seasonal Depression in College Students
Seasonal Depression in College Students Morgan Lindstead | February 13, 2023 It’s time we start a conversation about Seasonal Depression on campus. For some, this…
Student Spotlight: Postpartum Depression Research with Eileen Yu
Student Spotlight: Postpartum Depression Research with Eileen Yu Ellie McCluey | January 26, 2023 For those who can get pregnant, pregnancy is associated with major…
Doctoral Candidate Nicolette Granata and the Social Cognition Lab
Morgan Lindstead | November 28, 2022 Nicolette Granata is currently a Ph.D. candidate working in the Social Cognition Lab at Vanderbilt University. Your lab researches…
Music Is Medicine: The Effects of Music Therapy on Cognition
Isabella Bautista | November 1, 2022 For the young, the old, and those in between, there is real scientific truth to the saying “Music is…
Neuroscience in the Courtroom
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Professor Spotlight: A Q&A with Dr. Ashleigh Maxcey
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Brain Computer Interfaces: The Future of Healthcare is Now
BCIs have been designed for a variety of purposes, both medical and recreational, and consequently are of great interest in biomedical and technological fields of research.