Science Writing & Editing Portfolio

Science Writing

How Political Bias Changes our Understanding of Data

Is improving data literacy enough to combat polarization and misinformation about politically-charged data?

Knowing Neurons | 2022

Schizophrenia drug development

A data-driven search found a compound that shows promising results in early trials

Massive Science | 2021

Why does COVID-19 often cause brain fog?

Low oxygen supplies in the brain make it difficult to think and carry out everyday activities

Massive Science | 2021

Your brain responds to why you're drinking, not just what you're drinking

Drinking for relief produces a different neural response than drinking for reward does Massive Science | 2021

Neuro Primer: Addiction Basics

Explaining the basics of addiction processes in the brain

Knowing Neurons | 2021

Magic Frogs & Intuitive Physics

How developmental psychology informs our understanding of magic systems

CoreText | 2021

The Nocebo Effect

The placebo effect's dark side and the power of suggestion

Knowing Neurons | 2021

Seizures & Sea Lions

A sea lion named Cronutt may aid in the development of a novel epilepsy surgery

CoreText | 2020

Editing Portfolio

Do animals feel empathy?From a dad hugging his daughter who lost a sports game to a husband trying to alleviate his wife’s distress by listening to her, humans have the capacity to adopt others’ points of view and r…

Depression: The Role of Chronic InflammationDepression is a common mental disorder affecting around 4% of the world’s population. Evidence suggests that chronic inflammation plays an important role in the development of depression. Indeed, around one third of individuals with depression show signs of chronic inflammation.

How the Gut Microbiome Alters Fear ExtinctionNew findings indicate that an animal’s ability to extinguish fear is not only dependent on changes inside its brain but also on the gut microbiome.

The Default Mode Network and Depression - Knowing NeuronsPeople with depression often feel trapped in their heads. A brain network - Default Mode Network - may be the neural substrate for this depressive rumination.

Evidence-Based Solutions to the Mass Incarceration Crisis: Neuroscience and Cash Bail - Knowing NeuronsMass incarceration is a public health crisis with particular relevance to the neuroscience community.

The AMI Procedure- Gateway to a Cyborg Future - Knowing NeuronsAdvances in bioengineering and robotics have delivered incredible devices capable of partially restoring functionality to those who suffer from movement related disabilities. To succeed in such an endeavor would make real the fictional beings of our beloved Sci-Fi films and novels—the cyborg.

Batten disease - Knowing NeuronsBatten disease is a rare neurological disorder that causes vision loss, seizures, and progressive decline in cognitive function.

A Close Up Look - Knowing NeuronsHow does the octopus see the world? Learn about the differences between the human retina and the octopus retina in our latest infographic.

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