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Prabarna Ganguly: With Rocky Balboa by My Side

February 9, 2018

Rattled by a recent heartbreak, neuroscientist Prabarna Ganguly makes a mistake in the lab.

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In Neuroscience Tags Prabarna Ganguly, heartbreak, relationships, breakup, neuroscience

Joe Normandin: The Gift of Feeling Okay

January 12, 2018

When Joe Normandin begins to question his sexuality as a teenager, he turns to neuroscience for help.

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In Neuroscience Tags Joe Normandin, LGBT identity, LGBT in STEM, neuroscience, friendship

Chuck Collins: Rewiring My Brain

December 29, 2017

After growing up wealthy, Chuck Collins's thinking is transformed by his work with mobile home park tenants.

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In Social Sciences, Psychology, Neuroscience Tags Chuck Collins, wealth, neuroscience, community

Michael Lemonick: The Streets of My Hometown

November 17, 2017

Science writer Michael Lemonick interviews an old friend who lost the ability to form memories after an injury.

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In Neuroscience Tags Michael Lemonick, journalism, memory, neuroscience, brain injury

Benjamin Rubenstein: Finding My Words

October 20, 2017

Benjamin Rubenstein survived cancer, but now there are new challenges to contend with.

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In Health and Medicine, Psychology, Neuroscience Tags cancer, Benjamin Rubenstein, medicine, neuroscience, speech, memory

Eli Chen: My Brain Out of Love

October 6, 2017

When science journalist Eli Chen begins to have doubts in her relationship, she tries to control her feelings using neuroscience.

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In Neuroscience Tags Eli Chen, journalism, neuroscience, relationships, breakup

Devon Collins: What the World Imagines for You

September 8, 2017

After a thoughtless remark from a colleague, neuroscientist Devon Collins reflects on the way racism has impacted his life and science.

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In Neuroscience Tags Devon Collins, Black in STEM, race, neuroscience, academia

Maureen Boyle: The Right Words

August 4, 2017

Neuroscientist Maureen Boyle's relationship with her sister, who struggles with drug addiction, becomes even more complicated when she begins working on drug policy.

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In Neuroscience, Health and Medicine Tags Maureen Boyle, addiction, neuroscience, research, policy, family, sisters

Wendy Suzuki: If I Was a Prairie Vole

July 28, 2017

Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki is surprised when an acting exercise challenges her beliefs about love and attraction.

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In Neuroscience Tags neuroscience, love, attraction, Wendy Suzuki

Deena Walker: A Woman and a Scientist

June 30, 2017

As a teenager, Deena Walker dreams of being a scientist, but her controlling boyfriend, and her own attitude toward her gender, get in the way.

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In Neuroscience Tags women in STEM, domestic violence, abuse, relationships, education, college, neuroscience, Deena Walker

Jirard Khalil: What If She's Still in There Somewhere?

May 26, 2017

When Jirard Khalil is twelve years old, his mother suddenly starts to change.

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In Neuroscience Tags Jirard Khalil, childhood, mother, dementia, food

Qi Lin: An Escape From Science

March 31, 2017

Neuroscientist Qi Lin struggles to connect with friends and colleagues when she can’t escape her scientific mindset.

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In Neuroscience Tags Qi Lin, neuroscience, connection, love

Rita Tavares: My Brain on Love

March 24, 2017

Neuroscientist Rita Tavares attempts to analyze her romantic problems with science.

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In Neuroscience Tags Rita Tavares, neuroscience, relationships, love, poetry, breakup

Rebecca Brachman: Deadly Mistake

December 16, 2016

Neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman is working late one night alone in the lab when she accidentally sticks herself with a needle full of deadly toxin.

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In Neuroscience, Health and Medicine Tags Rebecca Brachman, lab work, emergency room, lab accident, danger

Amanda Buch: My Father's Brain

December 2, 2016

When Amanda Buch's beloved father is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, it sparks a passion in her for neuroscience.

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In Neuroscience Tags Amanda Buch, fathers, family, neuroscience, Parkinson's disease

Chiara Mariottini: Lost in Translation

November 18, 2016

Italian neuroscientist Chiara Mariottini struggles to fit in when she moves to New York City.

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In Neuroscience Tags Chiara Mariottini, immigration, Italy, career, colleagues, new york city, language

Layne Jackson-Hubbard: Still Myself

October 14, 2016

Layne Jackson-Hubbard wakes up in a hospital room with a head wound and no memory of how she got there.

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In Neuroscience Tags Layne Jackson-Hubbard, brain injury, hospital, memory, neuroscience, medicine, CU Boulder

Amanda Duffy: A Picture of My Brain

June 10, 2016

Neuroscientist Amanda Duffy gets some surprising news about her brain when she volunteers to be a control in an MRI study.

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In Neuroscience Tags Amanda Duffy, neuroscience, brain injury

Dan Daneshvar: Making The Death Call

March 25, 2016

To study a dangerous disease, Dan Daneshvar asks families to consider donating their loved one's brains.

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In Neuroscience Tags Dan Daneshvar, organ donation, death, grief, brain, neuroscience, research, Season 6
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