Janani Rajan Edited by Keshav Ratra Graphic Designs by Josephine Wang and Olivia Tang Each person on Earth has unique experiences that cause preality (a personal reality). No two people have the exact same experiences throughout their life. Populations with the same religion, geographical location, as well as other factors, may have some strong, shared […]
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Janani RajanEdited by Keshav RatraGraphic Designs by Josephine Wang and Olivia Tang Neurogenesis is an intricate process that results in the creation of new neurons and neuroglia. Most neurogenesis occurs in the developing embryo, and this topic is covered in detail in the previous blog post: The Days of our Neurons Part I: Prenatal Neurogenesis. […]
Janani Rajan Somatosensory Conductance Pathways Have you ever pet a dog and felt it’s soft, sleek fur? Or have you accidentally burned yourself with a stove while cooking? Have you felt your phone vibrate against your leg? All of these perceptions are the result of your somatosensory system at work. Generally, the somatosensory system is […]
Janani Rajan Graphic designers Josephine Wang and Olivia Tang From the world we perceive around us, to the everyday tasks we perform, everything we sense and act upon is controlled by the brain. But how do motor signals start in the brain, and end up in our fingers? How does sensory input travel from sensory […]
Charles Pidgeon, Ph.D. Reprinted with permission from the publisher of Social Consciousness Pedagogy The most difficult initial step for abuse-recovery is to believe and not just hear, the idea, “It’s not my fault” and park this idea as only part advice stored in long term memory. It must become a belief which is […]
Janani Rajan Graphic Designs by Josephine Wang and Olivia Tang The somatosensory system is extremely complex, accounting for a diverse array of perceptions. It allows a person to feel the texture of a material, the frequency in which something is vibrating, the amount of pressure applied on something, and even balance and body positioning. However, […]
Janani Rajan Graphic Designs by Josephine Wang and Olivia Tang Generally, the somatosensory sense is referred to as, “the sense of touch.” However, it accounts for various other sensations beyond that. For instance, it allows an organism to feel how hot or cold their surroundings are. It allows organisms to feel pain when their tissues […]
Today, the COVID-19 problem has raised social consequencesmore than any time in modern society. Few, if any believe thatGod (god) will solve the global population of the current COVID-19 pandemic; instead they believe that the scientists will be the globalhero’s’. This idea has recently been epitomized from a comparison of how Seattle handle the COVID-19 […]