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The formulation of a complex motor plan allows humans to engage in error-driven learning, showing us the importance of learning to fail.
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Chloe Dunne
Apr 26, 20234 min read
The Thrill of the Ride
How does the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex work together to make a decision of whether or not to ride a roller coaster?
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Nikki Huang
Oct 6, 20223 min read
STEM Careers Interview: Wellbeing Research with Associate Professor Justine Gatt
In this interview with Associate Professor Justine Gatt, we will look at Justine's career journey, including all the highs and the lows.
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Jenny Wei
Sep 18, 20227 min read
The Neuroscience Behind Efficient Learning
With science uncovering various aspects about learning, including active learning, its only a matter of time what science will discover next
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Chloe Dunne
Jul 12, 20224 min read
Thinking with your heart
A very brief history of the power struggle between the heart and the brain, and how the brain came out on top.
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Rayna Lamack
May 16, 20226 min read
The Power of Belief
"Think yourself to healing." The Placebo effect can cause certain hormones and neurochemicals to be released. Perceiving is believing.
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Rayna Lamack
May 2, 20223 min read
Careers in STEM: Sam Van Bohemen
Exploring Careers in STEM - an interview conducted by YNA where we ask Sam van Boheman, co-founder of Nuroflux, questions pertaining to STEM
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Nikola Vekic
Apr 10, 20226 min read
What is The Opioid Problem all about?
Every day in Australia, nearly 150 opioid-harm related hospitalisations occur and 3 people die from opioid abuse.
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Nikki Huang
Mar 27, 20228 min read
Making Habits Stick - How Neuroscience Can Help You Build Better Habits
Habits are repetitive, reward-insensitive actions and these goal-directed behaviours are mediated by different neural pathways.
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Emiliana Tonini
Mar 10, 20226 min read
The healing properties of music
Music therapy has proven benefits for several diseases, as well as improve mental health in students. It has proven to stimulate the brain.
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Jing Zhang
Mar 8, 20226 min read
The Neuroscience of Zoom Fatigue
Zoom fatigue refers to stress and exhaustion following prolonged virtual interactions and can be attributed to an effort-reward imbalance.
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Jenny Wei
Dec 19, 20216 min read
Can Losing A Sense Make You Stronger?
Individuals with sensory impairments are often able to remarkably adjust to daily tasks. But sometimes, people seemingly develop superpowers
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Chloe Dunne
Dec 1, 20215 min read
The Trauma of Winning
Professional sports have always been big business, but when players' heads are being sacrificed, it is time to draw the line.
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Michael Vamiadakis
Oct 23, 20214 min read
Implantable AI - Neuralink’s Quest For A Brain-Computer Interface
Neuralink is a newly founded neurotechnology company developing implantable brain-machine interfaces, to connect humans and computers.
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Jack Zhang
Sep 19, 20216 min read
How depression can literally change your brain
Mental illnesses can affect our brain in more ways than just mood.
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Kirra Terranova
Aug 15, 20214 min read
The Ketogenic Diet: An Anticonvulsant
Though the ketogenic diet is primarily in the news as a means of weight loss, it has carved a useful niche in the treatment of epilepsy.
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Bianca Setionago
Aug 14, 20215 min read
An Accurate Hollywood Film About Amnesia? Forget About It.
Memory loss, otherwise known as amnesia, is a common trope used in film - but how accurate are the stories we see?
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Lily Shafiani
Jun 12, 20215 min read
Why We Can't All Be Morning People
Your chronotype as an early bird or night owl may have been determined by your “morningness” genes (or CLOCK genes).
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Sonia Mathews
Mar 30, 20215 min read
Magical Thinking: A Double-edged Sword
Most of us occasionally rely on magical thinking, but the inability to ignore intrusive thoughts be quite psychologically dangerous.
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Jenny Wei
Mar 17, 20214 min read
Three Technologies Reshaping Dementia Care
How is our world of gadgets and gizmos evolving to reshape the health industry and reimagine the ways in which we approach dementia care?
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