Five facts about Rita Levi-Montalcini, who figured out how neurons grow
Read now →She bested anti-Semitism and sexism to have a Nobel-winning career
I’m a PhD candidate at McGill University in Montréal. I study how the brain is developing during adolescence and how environmental factors, such as exposure to drugs of abuse, can impact that development. Outside of the lab you can find me at the weekly trivia night I run, or curling (!!) in the winter.
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Join five scientists as they explain the research behind new psychedelic treatments for mental illnesses
That bossy GPS voice isn't actually necessary for navigating
Read now →New research suggests our brains update an internal 'cognitive map' when the environment changes
We're beginning to understand why spinal cord tissue is so hard to heal
Read now →A group of recent findings may eventually pave the way for better treatments
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Can we reverse the effects of drugs on developing brains?
Read now →These researchers are trying to find out
Do dogs really, truly understand what we tell them?
Read now →Scientists trained some pups to endure MRIs to help find out
Meet Dr. Gladys West, the hidden figure behind your phone's GPS
Read now →Gladys West is one of the reasons why you can receive driving directions from your phone or tag a photo location on Instagram
Meet Mamie Phipps Clark, the social psychologist who helped outlaw segregated schools
Read now →She became the first black woman to earn a PhD in psychology from Columbia University
Maria Goeppert Mayer discovered the magic numbers at the center of atoms
Read now →She didn't have a paid professorship until three years before her Nobel prize
Meet Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer
Read now →A "prophet of the computer age," she saw the potential for computers outside of pure mathematics
These researchers want to stop treating depression with trial and error
Read now →A promising startup is using deep learning to tailor treatments to patients
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5 facts about Marie Curie, chemist, physicist, and Nobel legend
Read now →She was the first woman to win one – much less two – Nobel Prizes
A brief history of psychedelic research, from LSD to psilocybin
Read now →A ban long stymied what started as a promising field