Be Aware for Your Brain: Drugs Change Critical Parts
February 28, 2013
There’s no better time than the upcoming Brain Awareness Week, from March 11‒17, to learn more about the most fascinating organ in your body. Read More »
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Help 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 »
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Can Smoking Marijuana Actually Lower Your IQ?
October 09, 2012
By Carol Krause, Chief of NIDA’s Public Information and Liaison Branch Many teenagers assume smoking weed is harmless because of all the myths floating around saying it’s safe. What few people know is that the age you start using marijuana actually makes a difference. Read More »
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The 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 »
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Mindset 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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