Stress and Neural Wreckage: Part of the Brain Plasticity Puzzle

By Alvaro Fernandez | February 5, 2008 |

Edi­tor’s Note: Below you have a very insight­ful arti­cle on stress by Gre­go­ry Kel­let, a researcher at UCSF. Enjoy! ———————————————- “My brain is fried, toast, fraz­zled, burnt out. How many times have you said or heard one ver­sion or anoth­er of these state­ments. Most of us think we are being fig­u­ra­tive when we utter such phrases,…

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Brain Essay Contest for High School Students

By Caroline Latham | April 10, 2007 |

The goal of this con­test is to con­nect high-school stu­dents and teach­ers of biol­o­gy and psy­chol­o­gy with sci­ence and psy­chol­o­gy blog­gers. Stu­dents will need to answer in 400–800 words: Based on brain research, what is learn­ing and how do we learn?. Sub­mis­sions are due by May 10, 2007.

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