What Drugs are Safe and Effective for You? This article will explore clinical pharmacogenetics (PGx), the application of genetics to prescription medicine. I hope to give a general overview of the field,

Meaning and Responsibility What matters to us? What makes some things good, and others bad? What makes us like some music and not other music? Why do we care about what happens to ourselves, our peers,

The Dichotomy of Chaos and Order Contemplating the vastness of the cosmos, the intricacy of our biological and physical make up, or the profoundness of the human experience can lend itself to an overwhelming

Hello Steemians! After just over a month on Steemit, I call tell that this platform offers something truly unique. After learning more about the technical aspects of Steemit and the Steem blockchain, and

The discussion (or more accurately, the battle) surrounding @haejin has got me thinking about distributions of wealth in larger contexts. Much of the appeal for crypto in general stems from a dis-satisfaction

@DavidHay is doing a wonderful thing for the public image of crypto and the Venezuelan and Columbian people. Source: Wikipedia Source: Wikipedia Having the largest oil reserves in the world, Venezuela

This is a Translated Version of the post Neural Plasticity: Shaping How We View Ourselves, done by @sleeprince. His posting can be found here: [신경 과학] 신경 가소성 : 내가 나를 보는 방식. Thank you @sleeprince, for helping

MDMA: Treatments and Risks MDMA, commonly referred to as Ecstasy or Molly, is a compound with an interesting history, pharmacology, and range of clinical and recreational use cases. This potent chemical

Molecular Mechanisms that Underlie Psychological Stress This post builds off my previous posts: Is Your Brain Too Excited?! Neurodegeneration By Over-Stimulation, and Neural Plasticity: Shaping How We

Neurodegeneration. The Death of Our Brain Cells. From our experience of the moment to our ability to remember the past or conceptualize the future, our entire lives arise from the harmonious activity of

Memories and Plasticity Through memories, our past experiences shape how we respond to an event. This is especially true for the formative early years of our lives, during the "critical period" when our

GMOs: Weighing the Risks and Rewards Humans transitioned from a nomadic species to a sedentary one as the benefits of farming and pastoralism became recognized. Plants and livestock were selected for based

Neural plasticity is an adaptive mechanism that allows a cell to change over time. This property of your brain cells yields highly dynamic and modular circuitry.  We experience life linearly through

In this article I consider PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), neurological and psychological contributing factors, potential treatments in psychedelics, and anecdotes. This is a reformed version of

Despite the fact that we live every waking moment through a single perspective, made up of our sensory system and integrative information processing capacities, few of us ever question the inner workings

How can physics teach us something about the nature of our consciousness? Our conscious experience exists as an interpreter, filter, and acting agent when interacting with the physical world. While it

In this post I will explore the ways in which we can reliably course correct our deleterious behavior through examination of our own consciousness. There is extraordinary power in becoming cognizant of

Ever since the early years of philosophy and psychology, people have pondered what memories actually are. We know that they involve information from our past, but there are a plethora of questions one

This tiny island has no running water or electricity besides lights and fridge. My family packs onto this island in the summers to camp, kayak, and enjoy the wildlife. Link to original Reddit post

Check out my original post on Reddit here! Thanks!