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Dafna Israel-Kotok, music therapist, singer, songwriter, and founder of Shir Fun, said, “I learned that music therapy is a degree that involves not only the study of music, but how it relates physically, mentally, psychologically and emotionally to people in many different populations and how you could use music as a tool to help so many people.” (Photo Credit: Wuhuiru55, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Music Therapy: Harnessing the Healing Powers of Music

Aviv Kotok, Staff Reporter
July 20, 2023
Electricity is associated with ideas, and similarly, the brain is constantly shifting, developing, growing, and responding to stimuli.

Mastering the Mind: Brain Development and Social Emotional Learning

Hallel Abrams Gerber, Staff Reporter
May 11, 2023
Elon Musk gave a presentation on the many medical possibilities with Neuralink’s brain chip, such as restoring vision to someone born blind.

Neuralink: Elon Musk’s Brain Chip and Its Ethical and Privacy Concerns

How Yat (Osmond) Chung, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2023
Online fractal-generating software such as JWildfire are able to create aesthetic images from a diverse selection of basic patterns. This breathtaking fractal shows self-similarity through the white ring in the foreground and the tiny quartets which echo this shape deep into the background.

‘To See a World in a Grain of Sand’: A Deep-Dive Into the Universe of Fractal Infinities

Rajin Tahsan, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2023
The reason why many individuals are righties stems from the influence their parents had on encouraging the use of their right hand.

The World Through the Eyes of Lefties and Righties

Niha Roy, Staff Reporter
March 7, 2023
Kittens trigger serotonin and dopamine in people’s brains, making them more loveable to people.

Cuteness Overload: The Neurology and Psychology Behind ‘Cute Things’

Camille Chen, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2023
Rayhan Mehal ’26 (right) and Ruixin Li ’24 (left) are the current board members for the Youth Medical Association. Together, they schedule events, internships/fellowships, along with mentorships/shadowing opportunities, and hold weekly remote-meetings every Friday at 8:00 PM through Google Meets.

Cultivating Passions in Medicine: The Youth Medical Association Makes Its Mark

Shahabir Sami, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2023
“In fact, if we are to understand ourselves better than we do now, I have no doubt that we must try to unravel all these complicated activities of the living matter in our brain,” said psychologist E.D Adrian in his book, The Physical Background of Perception, published in 1947.

To Be or Not To Be a Science? The Origins and Impact of Psychology

Ruby Moran, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2023
Neurosurgery requires focus and precision. Dr. Matthew Bradley, Chief of Trauma at the NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit, performs an emergency neurosurgical procedure on a patient in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

What’s Next For Neurosurgery?

Ryan Ahmed, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2022
Electroencephalography allows us to detect brain abnormalities in people, as it is low-cost, non-invasive, and safe. Its usage may become widespread for early detection of diseases and disorders.

Does Electroencephalography Enable a Future Where Mind Reading is Possible?

Ryan Ahmed, Staff Reporter
April 24, 2022
Legendary guitarist Pat Martino passed away at the age of 77. He had been facing a chronic respiratory disorder since 2018.

The Life and Music of Jazz Guitarist Pat Martino

Ryan Goldsmith, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
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