Penn NeuroKnow 🧠
Weekly neuroscience blog written by PhD students at the University of Pennsylvania breaking down the brain for everyone to understand.
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- Whether it's punk rock or Puccini, everyone has music that they love. Why is music so compelling? And what’s going on in your brain when you’re jamming to your favorite song? Lisa Wooldridge explores your brain on music: pennneuroknow.com/2025/05/13/m... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
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- Hangovers have been around as long as alcohol. What do we know about them and is there any truth behind popular hangover "cures"? Stephen Wisser breaks it down in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2025/05/06/a... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
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- What if we had Google Maps for the brain? Scientists recently built that map by charting every connection in a fruit fly’s brain. Six months later, the discoveries are still just getting started! Andrew Nguyen explains: pennneuroknow.com/2025/04/29/n... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
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- Recent @pennngg.bsky.social grad Evan Gallagher identified a new molecule that might track the progression of neurodegenerative disorders. PNK writer @kara-mcgaughey.bsky.social explains: www.upennglia.com/briefs/bib-p... Follow @brainsinbriefs.bsky.social for more! #neuroskyence #SciComm 🧪
- For thousands of years, parents have been warning each other against drinking alcohol when pregnant Omer Zeliger explores the neuroscience of how alcohol impacts development and can lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: pennneuroknow.com/2025/04/22/b... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
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- If you enjoy our posts, give @brainsinbriefs.bsky.social, another UPenn neuroscience blog written by PhD students, a follow. They share posts breaking down recent research published by other PhD students, including this one written by co-editor @catrinahacker.bsky.social. #neuroskyence #SciComm 🧪
- The US is a global leader in funding biomedical research. Learn how funding works, how successful it's been, and why it's important to continue that commitment in this week's post by co-editor @catrinahacker.bsky.social: pennneuroknow.com/2025/04/15/h... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Cochlear implants restore hearing to those with hearing loss. Dive into the inner workings of this technology and learn how it uses electrical stimulation to send sound signals to the brain: pennneuroknow.com/2025/04/08/h... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Have you ever had a ringing in your ears? For 15% of people with a condition known as tinnitus, that ringing doesn't go away. Learn about how the brain generates the phantom ringing sound of tinnitus in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2025/04/01/d... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- You've probably heard of ultrasound to check in on a growing fetus, but did you know that neuroscientists can use ultrasound to activate brain areas in animals and humans too? Learn about the potential of this new therapy: pennneuroknow.com/2025/03/25/t... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Ever found yourself falling back into old habits when you're stressed? This week, @kara-mcgaughey.bsky.social breaks down new work in mice showing what brain circuits may be to blame: pennneuroknow.com/2025/03/18/f... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- We may never get to see a living dinosaur brain in action, but some scientists still manage to study them. Dive into the "jura-sick" world of dinosaur brains in this week's post by co-editor @catrinahacker.bsky.social: pennneuroknow.com/2025/03/11/t... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
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- The transport and delivery of goods is essential for ourselves and our community. Did you know that neurons have a delivery system too? Dive into axonal transport, your neurons’ method of transporting cargo: pennneuroknow.com/2025/03/04/t... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Menopause is a natural part of aging but often misunderstood. This week co-editor @neuromelody.bsky.social pushes back the stigma to uncover what really happens in the brain during and after menopause. pennneuroknow.com/2025/02/25/t... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- In a world dominated by instant updates, the way we engage with digital content is disrupting our focus and may be influencing how we think, behave, and process the world around us. Learn more in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2025/02/18/a... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- We've all felt that overwhelming pull to buy things we don't need and the rush of making the purchase. Learn how our brains push us to overconsume and how that's related to addiction in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2025/02/11/o... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- If you're still keeping up with your New Year's resolution, congrats! For the rest of us, keeping up with a resolution can be a challenge. What makes habits so hard to form and break? Learn more in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2025/02/04/t... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
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- Glioblastoma is an aggressive and difficult to treat brain cancer. A new system for testing its cancerous cell invasion is an exciting breakthrough that may help discover new treatments. Learn more in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2025/01/28/f... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
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- What motivates you? We all have different sources of motivation for doing what we do, but some motivation comes from within and some from without. Learn about two kinds of motivation in this week's post by Nita Rome: pennneuroknow.com/2025/01/21/w... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- You may have heard about your gut's microbiome, but what about your brain? This week, Margaret Gardner walks us through the controversial evidence for your brain's microbiome and what it could mean in health and disease: pennneuroknow.com/2025/01/14/b... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
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- This NYE we want to hear from you: What got you excited about neuroscience this year? Reply or quote with your answer to share! And read our writers' answers to the same question here: pennneuroknow.com/2024/12/20/2... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Time for our favorite annual tradition! As 2024 comes to a close, we asked our writers to share one thing that got them excited about neuroscience this year. Read what they had to say: pennneuroknow.com/2024/12/20/2... We'll be back in 2025, happy new year! #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Time for our favorite annual tradition! As 2024 comes to a close, we asked our writers to share one thing that got them excited about neuroscience this year. Read what they had to say: pennneuroknow.com/2024/12/20/2... We'll be back in 2025, happy new year! #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- How can the brain be manipulated into adopting new beliefs? The answer lies in a psychological manipulation technique called brainwashing. Abby Lieberman explains the brain changes behind brainwashing in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2024/12/17/u... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
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- Ants are all nearly genetically identical, so what separates the workers from the queens? Learn how ant brains dictate social status in this week's post by Joseph Gallegos: pennneuroknow.com/2024/12/11/q... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
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- Sometimes it feels like a hundred different things require our attention at a given moment. Why is it hard to focus on many things at once and how much multitasking can our brains really manage? Learn more in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2024/12/03/f... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪 🧠🟦
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- Sometimes it feels like a hundred different things require our attention at a given moment. Why is it hard to focus on many things at once and how much multitasking can our brains really manage? Learn more in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2024/12/03/f... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪 🧠🟦
- 1 in 5 adults in the US are coping with a mental health disorder. This week's post describes how TMS, a method that uses magnets to alter brain activity, is helping us learn more about these conditions and maybe treat them. pennneuroknow.com/2024/11/26/m... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Whether you’re a snowbird or a beachcomber, your mood might change with the weather. Learn why that is in this week's post by Lisa Wooldridge: pennneuroknow.com/2024/11/19/u... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Co-editor @neuromelody.bsky.social has joined BlueSky! Give her a follow to hear about her science communication and research.
- Last week, Americans had many issues to consider when casting their vote. Research suggests a variety of psychological factors may have influenced those decisions. Learn about biases known to influence voting decisions in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2024/11/12/p... #PsychSciSky #SciComm
- Food-borne parasites can invade the body and even the brain, sometimes causing neurological disorders like epilepsy. Read about the neuroscience of a condition known as neurocysticercosis in this week's post by Andrew Nguyen: pennneuroknow.com/2024/11/05/w.... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- From creepy-crawlies to horror films, S.M. takes them all in stride. For almost 35 years, she has been helping neuroscientists understand why. Learn about S.M., neuroscience's most fearless patient, in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2024/10/29/p... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Your brain fires billions of electrical signals every second, but when they get out of hand, it can lead to devastating seizures. Learn how the creation of treatments for epilepsy have unlocked some of the brain’s secrets: pennneuroknow.com/2024/10/22/w... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- “Brain activity” is thought to underlie everything we do – from walking to thinking to eating. But what is brain activity and where does it come from? Jafar Bhatti breaks it down in this week's post: pennneuroknow.com/2024/10/16/w... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Many people with severe menstrual symptoms may not realize they have a condition called endometriosis. Learn how this disease develops and what causes its pain in this week's post by Lindsay Ejoh: pennneuroknow.com/2024/10/01/b... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Explore how the barricade between your bloodstream and your brain supports brain health, malfunctions during disease, and might even be an avenue for drug delivery in this week's post by Kara McGaughey: pennneuroknow.com/2024/09/24/t... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Some of the most important things we’ve learned about the brain have started with case studies of single patients. Read about the case studies that have defined our understanding of language, personality, and fear: pennneuroknow.com/2024/09/17/m... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- We all have days we're in a bad mood that only seems to get worse. How might groups of neurons in your brain dictate the intensity of your emotions? Learn more in this week's post, "Reaching the boiling point": pennneuroknow.com/2024/09/10/r... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Poor mental health often goes hand-in-hand with poor physical health. Learn how the two relate in this week's post by Margaret Gardner: pennneuroknow.com/2024/09/03/i... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Male birds-of-paradise perform dazzling displays to attract mates. How do their brains and bodies do this? Abby Lieberman breaks it down in this week's post, "Moving and grooving with birds-of-paradise": pennneuroknow.com/2024/08/27/m... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Have you heard about the nets that surround brain cells? This week Joseph Gallegos unpacks what perineuronal nets are, how they influence thoughts and behavior, and how they might hold the key to treating some brain diseases. pennneuroknow.com/2024/08/20/c... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
- Bees have brains just the size of poppy seeds, yet they can do so much! Maybe something so small can help us think bigger about what the brain is capable of. Read more in this week's post by Serena Chen: pennneuroknow.com/2024/08/13/b... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪
