Optogenetics: An Enlightening Experience in High School Research
John Solder, 2012 NIDA Addiction Science Fair Award Winner
January 15, 2013
January 15, 2013
I remember my sophomore year in high school, feeling a life-changing moment of excitement when I read Dr. Read More »
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A Taste of Research Sparks Lifelong Career Visions
Yamini Naidu, NIDA Intramural Research Lab Intern
November 06, 2012
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 CommentsHBO's "The Weight of the Nation": Obesity on the Brain
Sara Bellum
May 30, 2012
May 30, 2012
SBB has talked a lot about how drug addiction is a complicated brain disease. But it’s not the only one. Read More »
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The Different Angles of Addiction
Sara Bellum
September 07, 2011
September 07, 2011
You may think you know what addiction is—lots of people have many different opinions about addiction and different ways of defining it. Here are some myths you may have heard: Read More »
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Word of the Day: Neuroscience
Sara Bellum
April 15, 2010
April 15, 2010
Your school probably has science classes like biology and chemistry and maybe even ecology, but does it offer a class specifically on neuroscience? Read More »
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