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Collins Kariuki, Neuroscience, Pomona College

Neuronal Basis for Multitasking

Collins Kariuki, Neuroscience, Spring 2021 Figure: Shows the human brain and its various parts. Researchers have shown that a select group of individuals – supertaskers –  utilize the…

New Insights for Coronavirus Treatment with Finding of New Dendritic Cell Type

Anahita Kodali, Medical Sciences, News, Spring 2020 Figure 1: Dendritic cells (pictured here in green) have a unique shape that is critical to their function. They are very…

Research Team at University of Massachusetts Amherst Use Nanowires to Mimic Human Learning

Dev Kapadia, ’23, Neuroscience, 4/24/20 Figure 1: This is an example of an electrostatic gripper holding two silicon nanowires. Interacting with the environment, these nanowires become reduced (gain…

Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease Traced to Links Between Microglial Cells and Amyloid-β Plaques

Audrey Herrald ’23, Medical Sciences, 4/18/2020 Microglia cluster around amyloid-beta plaques in Alzheimer’s Disease; Microglia (red, Iba1 for mouse and CD11b for human) can be found closely associated…

Virtual Lesions in the Language Network: Exploring Brain Plasticity After a Stroke

Anna Brinks 21′ Strokes effect an overwhelming number of people: in the United States, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds and 1 in 20 deaths are the…