Clearing Hurdles, Eventually
The formulation of a complex motor plan allows humans to engage in error-driven learning, showing us the importance of learning to fail.
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Chloe Dunne
- Apr 26
- 4 min
The Thrill of the Ride
How does the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex work together to make a decision of whether or not to ride a roller coaster?
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Nikki Huang
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
STEM Careers Interview: Wellbeing Research with Associate Professor Justine Gatt
In this interview with Associate Professor Justine Gatt, we will look at Justine's career journey, including all the highs and the lows.
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Jenny Wei
- Sep 18, 2022
- 7 min
The Neuroscience Behind Efficient Learning
With science uncovering various aspects about learning, including active learning, its only a matter of time what science will discover next
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Chloe Dunne
- Jul 12, 2022
- 4 min
Thinking with your heart
A very brief history of the power struggle between the heart and the brain, and how the brain came out on top.
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Rayna Lamack
- May 16, 2022
- 6 min
The Power of Belief
"Think yourself to healing." The Placebo effect can cause certain hormones and neurochemicals to be released. Perceiving is believing.
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Rayna Lamack
- May 2, 2022
- 3 min
Careers in STEM: Sam Van Bohemen
Exploring Careers in STEM - an interview conducted by YNA where we ask Sam van Boheman, co-founder of Nuroflux, questions pertaining to STEM
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Nikola Vekic
- Apr 10, 2022
- 6 min
What is The Opioid Problem all about?
Every day in Australia, nearly 150 opioid-harm related hospitalisations occur and 3 people die from opioid abuse.
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Nikki Huang
- Mar 27, 2022
- 8 min
Making Habits Stick - How Neuroscience Can Help You Build Better Habits
Habits are repetitive, reward-insensitive actions and these goal-directed behaviours are mediated by different neural pathways.
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Emiliana Tonini
- Mar 10, 2022
- 6 min
The healing properties of music
Music therapy has proven benefits for several diseases, as well as improve mental health in students. It has proven to stimulate the brain.
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Jing Zhang
- Mar 7, 2022
- 6 min
The Neuroscience of Zoom Fatigue
Zoom fatigue refers to stress and exhaustion following prolonged virtual interactions and can be attributed to an effort-reward imbalance.
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Jenny Wei
- Dec 19, 2021
- 6 min
Can Losing A Sense Make You Stronger?
Individuals with sensory impairments are often able to remarkably adjust to daily tasks. But sometimes, people seemingly develop superpowers
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Chloe Dunne
- Dec 1, 2021
- 5 min
The Trauma of Winning
Professional sports have always been big business, but when players' heads are being sacrificed, it is time to draw the line.
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Michael Vamiadakis
- Oct 23, 2021
- 4 min
Implantable AI - Neuralink’s Quest For A Brain-Computer Interface
Neuralink is a newly founded neurotechnology company developing implantable brain-machine interfaces, to connect humans and computers.
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Jack Zhang
- Sep 18, 2021
- 6 min
How depression can literally change your brain
Mental illnesses can affect our brain in more ways than just mood.
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Kirra Terranova
- Aug 15, 2021
- 4 min
The Ketogenic Diet: An Anticonvulsant
Though the ketogenic diet is primarily in the news as a means of weight loss, it has carved a useful niche in the treatment of epilepsy.
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Bianca Setionago
- Aug 14, 2021
- 5 min
An Accurate Hollywood Film About Amnesia? Forget About It.
Memory loss, otherwise known as amnesia, is a common trope used in film - but how accurate are the stories we see?
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Lily Shafiani
- Jun 12, 2021
- 5 min
Why We Can't All Be Morning People
Your chronotype as an early bird or night owl may have been determined by your “morningness” genes (or CLOCK genes).
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Sonia Mathews
- Mar 30, 2021
- 5 min
Magical Thinking: A Double-edged Sword
Most of us occasionally rely on magical thinking, but the inability to ignore intrusive thoughts be quite psychologically dangerous.
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Jenny Wei
- Mar 17, 2021
- 4 min
Three Technologies Reshaping Dementia Care
How is our world of gadgets and gizmos evolving to reshape the health industry and reimagine the ways in which we approach dementia care?
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