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Integrated Information Theory: A Neuroscientific Theory of Consciousness

Jim Heller ‘28  In Why Materialism Is Baloney, the author, Bernardo Kastrup, dismantles the common assumption that materialism – the belief that the universe is all physical stuff…

Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse: A Complex Connection 

Aditi Singh ’28 In 2020, author Robert Kolker published Hidden Valley Road, detailing the tragic story of the Galvin family, in which six out of twelve children were…

Taking Large Language Models to the Next Level: Combining Built-in and Learned Modularity

Yiran Jiang ‘26 Since the early 1980s, the idea of modularity has become important in understanding how the mind works (Robbins). Fodor’s concept of modularity suggests that certain…

Overlooked and Underserved: Gender Bias in Heart Health and Autism Diagnosis

Nandhini Parthasarathy ‘ 26 It starts as a mild discomfort—nothing alarming, just lingering nausea that persists through the day. Rachel, a 52-year-old mother of two, decides to visit…

The Gut-Brain Axis: A New Neurological and Psychiatric Solution 

Aditi Singh ’28 The microbiota-gut-brain axis (GBA) is the complex relationship between the brain and gut, and as more findings emerge, it appears that it could play a…