Brain Science
Optogenetics: An Enlightening Experience in High School Research
January 15, 2013
I remember my sophomore year in high school, feeling a life-changing moment of excitement when I read Dr. Read More »
0 CommentsA Taste of Research Sparks Lifelong Career Visions
November 06, 2012
Hello, you last heard from me when I won one of NIDA’s Science of Addiction Awards at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair. Read More »
2 CommentsHelp Wanted: Brain Scientist
October 16, 2012
The brain controls just about everything we do, think, and feel. It coordinates all of the body’s physical functions—like standing, walking, and breathing—as well as our memory, emotions, and behaviors. Read More »
0 CommentsThe Art of Meditation: Focusing Your Brain
September 11, 2012
I’ve always been a huge Star Trek fan. When I was a teenager, my hero was Mister Spock—cool, analytical, even-tempered, and smarter than everyone around him. Being raised in his ancient society of the planet Vulcan made him a force to be reckoned with. Read More »
2 CommentsMindset Over Matter
August 15, 2012
Hi, my name is Eric Wargo and I’m a new science writer here at NIDA. Before coming to NIDA, I wrote for an association of psychological scientists, people who study all aspects of the mind and human behavior. Read More »
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