Immunohistochemistry in Neuroscience
April 9, 2021
By Emma Gow, 3rd Year Neuroscience BSc Neuroscience is a complex and ever-growing field of science, requiring constant research to understand how the brain functions. We will never completely understand every aspect of the brain, but there is a great effort from the scientific community to expand our knowledge of such a complex but fascinating subject. …
New research from the School of Life Sciences shows promise in the fight against cognitive decline
February 22, 2021
By Emma Gow, 3rd Year Neuroscience BSc Cognition is the combination of many mental processes that lead to the acquisition of knowledge or understanding. This can include the functions of conceptual understanding, reasoning, written and verbal communication, problem solving, memory, attention, and participation in the community [1]. Cognitive functions are obviously very important in everyday …
How anxiety may impact our future health
January 21, 2021
Written by Emma Gow, 3rd Year Neuroscience BSc Anxiety is a relatively common disorder that normally affects around 5% of people in the UK [1], which appears to have increased due to the introduction of a national lockdown during the current COVID-19 pandemic [2]. These circumstances present us with the challenge of ensuring that we …
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