Understanding Learning and Memory
What’s your new geometry teacher’s name? How do you get to your friend’s house? Where did you put your smartphone? Have you noticed that practice makes you play the piano better? Read More »
1 CommentScience and Gender: Encouraging More Girls To Become Scientists
Here at NIDA, we are fortunate to be led by a trailblazing female scientist, Dr. Nora Volkow. Read More »
0 CommentsYour Brain: Better Than Any Computer
Is your brain an organic computer? Your brain does a lot of things a computer does, like math, logic, analyzing input, creating output, and storing and retrieving information. Even at the cellular level, there are some striking similarities between brains and computers. Read More »
10 CommentsBe Aware for Your Brain: Drugs Change Critical Parts
There’s no better time than the upcoming Brain Awareness Week, from March 11‒17, to learn more about the most fascinating organ in your body. Read More »
10 CommentsOptogenetics: An Enlightening Experience in High School Research
I remember my sophomore year in high school, feeling a life-changing moment of excitement when I read Dr. Read More »
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