aspirin, the latest fads in brain research often have their roots in advice passed down through the ages. Years ago, with a slice it and see approach, our understanding of the brain came from looking from the outside in. Now thanks to new molecular, genetic, magnetic and electrical probing techniques we can examine it from the inside out. Integrating both approaches may prove essential to our future understanding. But sometimes not accepting everything we learn is equally as important.
mean better brains — until cranial measurements revealed this wasn’t true. Dead cells were thought to mean lost memories, until Haptic and stem cells gave us new hope. Neuroscience, like our brain, is constantly evolving and thrives on our ability to question everything we learn. And thanks to new technology and better ways of sharing information, the full story of our brain is just now beginning in earnest.
Veronica Miller has a doctorate in neurobiology from Newcastle University, a Masters in Science Communication from DCU and a degree in Biochemistry from TCD. Previously she worked on “Scope” a popular science TV series for teenagers. Currently Veronica is working in the Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health laboratories, researching how environmental toxins contribute to risk of disease from womb to tomb, with a focus on autism, Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
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