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NeuWrite San Diego @NeuWriteSD

Collaborative science writing for the mind-inclined.

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NeuWrite San Diego@NeuWriteSD
3 Aug 2016
What is NeuWriteSD, anyway? We made a video with @LighthawkMedia to share what we're about! youtube.com/watch?v=1X-dHDV5… #scicomm

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This week, all you need to know about runners' high - neuwritesd.org/2024/01/25/ch…
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Artificial light has ruined our sleep but did you know that moths also have a terrible time because of it? Find out more here - neuwritesd.org/2023/10/19/li…
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Halloween 2024 is faraway but it's not too late to learn about why we are fascinated by horror! neuwritesd.org/2023/11/10/fr…

From Fear to Fascination: Why We Find Pleasure in Experiencing Horror 

Why do some people willingly subject themselves to the unsettling world of horror? This article is a deep dive on the neurological basis of fear and why some people find pleasure in experiencing ho…

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Be sure to also check out some other posts from the second half of 2023 - Here's an interesting read about flow state - neuwritesd.org/2023/12/28/in…
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NeuWriteSD is well and truly alive! This week we have a new post on New year's resolutions and how to keep them using neuroscience and psychology. neuwritesd.org/2024/01/18/ne…
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Why is Ozempic in the news and why it is a big deal: A neuropsychology perspective. neuwritesd.org/2023/05/04/sh…

Shape of you – neuroscience of body image perception

The rise of Ozempic “Everybody looks so great. When I look around this room, I can’t help but wonder: Is Ozempic right for me?” Jimmy Kimmel joked during his Oscars monologue earlier this yea…

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Screaming into the void: What plants are trying to tell us neuwritesd.org/2023/04/27/sc…

Screaming into the void: What plants are trying to tell us

Imagine walking through a field on a hot, dry summer day. There is nobody around and the world is blissfully quiet – at least, you think it is. If only you could hear sounds at ultrasonic fre…

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How do Cannabis products interact with and affect the brain and body? neuwritesd.org/2023/04/20/th…

This is your brain on drugs: how cannabis products affect the brain and body

How do Cannabis products affect the brain and body?

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Your Brain on Stories neuwritesd.org/2023/04/13/yo…

Your Brain on Stories

The brain is wired for stories, but what exactly happens to it when we hear and tell stories?

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Good Vibrations: Inaudible Sounds Can Increase Dancing neuwritesd.org/2023/03/30/go…

Good Vibrations: Inaudible Sounds Can Increase Dancing

What is that feeling that we get in our body when we listen to EDM or lower-pitched music in general, and what causes it? It turns out, based on a study by Daniel J. Cameron and others, that it is …

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Clearing the fog around brain fog neuwritesd.org/2023/03/23/cl…

Clearing the fog around brain fog

When was the last time you forgot where you kept your keys, or blanked out on someone’s name during an important conversation, or got distracted and abandoned an important task? While everyone migh…

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Fighting fire with fire: How we can use opioids to fight opioid addiction neuwritesd.org/2023/03/12/fi…
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Mindfulness as a treatment for anxiety neuwritesd.org/2023/03/02/mi…

Mindfulness as a treatment for anxiety

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) may be similarly effective as medication for treating anxiety disorders

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Happy Valentine's Week! This article will delve into the neuroscience underlying pair bond formation in prairie voles, including the new study which has challenged the previously accepted theory. neuwritesd.org/2023/02/14/yo…

You Can’t Spell ‘Love’ Without ‘Vole’

Happy Valentine’s Week! This article will delve into the neuroscience underlying pair bond formation in prairie voles, including the new study which has challenged the previously accepted the…

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Boredom and the Brain neuwritesd.org/2023/02/09/bo…

Boredom and the Brain

Given how overstimulating our world has become (or perhaps because of it), we spend a surprising amount of time absolutely bored to tears. Maybe your wireless headphones died during a long flight a…

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Do you find yourself having aggressive thoughts when seeing a cute animal or baby, crying at a wedding, or smiling and laughing when nervous? neuwritesd.org/2023/02/02/th…

The Neuroscience of Cute Aggression

The first thing I do when I get home from work each day is make a beeline for my cat Callie. As I hold her against my shoulder while she nuzzles my neck and purrs to greet me, I am overwhelmed with…

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Striking and Totally Unexpected neuwritesd.org/2023/01/26/st…

Striking and Totally Unexpected

If you would like to learn a little more about how epilepsy affects memory and more about my personal accounts, one of my previous articles, Shaken Memory, also talks about thes things. I consider …

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Fatal Attraction: What is Sex and Love Addiction? neuwritesd.org/2022/12/22/fa…

Fatal Attraction: What is Sex and Love Addiction?

Have you ever been in love? Has it made you do crazy things? Whether it was sending your lover bundles of flowers, stalking their social media (or stalking them in person), or boiling a rabbit in a…

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Cell Cycle Rules Aren’t for Fools neuwritesd.org/2022/12/15/ce…

Cell Cycle Rules Aren’t for Fools

Our great gamble as individuals composed of trillions of cells is that every cell is going to get along together and play by the rules. Our gut cells wake up and slay the nutrient uptake game every…

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The bright side of the Moon: and its effects on life on Earth neuwritesd.org/2022/12/08/th…

The bright side of the Moon: and its effects on life on Earth

Lunar influence Phases of the Moon (1). Picture a night like last night. You gaze up to see the brilliant full moon overhead and look around at your surroundings, illuminated, almost as if it’s day…

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