I have never been able to see the blue and black dress either. Every few months or so, when that same picture of the dress resurfaces, I have to squint and strain my eyes, scanning each pixel for the infamous blue and black stripes. However, it’s the same old white and gold dress, engrained in…
Category: spring-2025
From Cortisol to Choreography
We encounter stress every day. Tomorrow’s test; moving to a new home; getting into a fight with Mom. For me, reading a book or journaling is how I have always dealt with stress. Destressing was a peaceful sedentary activity. But for my sister – she would dance. My sister has amazed me with her creativity…
Neuroplasticity and Art: How Creativity Shapes the Brain
I personally experienced Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and was concerned about the dependency on ADHD medication at first. Therefore I researched about potential approaches that can help reduce my dependency on the medication. I read that neuroplasticity-based cognitive interventions could help reduce ADHD medication dependency over time. Cognitive training can help improve brain functions…
Dreams and Nightmares
No, I will not be covering that one Meek Mill song like the title might suggest. Even though I’m someone who does not remember my dreams very often, when I do dream it’s often something so real I can’t tell if it actually happened, or a nightmare that also seems real enough to be a…
I Don’t Know, I Kind of Like This Song
Attending your first concert is for sure a very memorable event for anyone. Think back to your first concert and remember all the lights, the noises, the feeling of standing behind a person too tall, you can barely see the stage, and of course, the music being performed. The reactions you had to every song…
Performance Anxiety Impacted by the Mind and Movement Connection
The feeling of performing onstage is unlike any other. The rush of endorphins as the curtain opens and the bright stage lights illuminate my face causes bubbling in my chest. As the audience anticipates the beginning of the performance, I feel nervousness coursing through my veins. No matter how many times I have stood in…
Fractals in Nature
A fractal is defined as a never-ending geometric pattern that looks the same even at different scales which means that, if you zoom in on a part of it, it will look similar to the image if you zoomed out. For many, fractals seem like a foreign concept. Especially when considering it in mathematical terms,…
Molding the Mind: Musical Training & the Auditory Cortex
Music is deeply connected to various brain functions, making it an ideal tool for studying neuroplasticity. A research study led by Christo Pantev and Sibylle C. Herholz, Plasticity of the Human Auditory Cortex Related to Musical Training, found that musical training significantly influences both functional and structural brain plasticity. The example used to introduce their…
Naylah Ramirez
Hi!!! I’m Naylah Ramirez. I am from Cali, Colombia, but I currently live in Georgia. I plan to major in chemistry here at Emory and eventually get my PhD in cancer microbiology to research CAR T-cell therapy. One of my major passions is visual art, which I would have perused if not for my devotion…
Yoana Martinez Monroy
Hi, my name is Yoana, and I am from Atlanta, Georgia. I am currently planning on majoring in nursing in hopes of becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner in the future. I enjoy listening to music and watching comedy TV shows in my free time and cooking/baking occasionally. I decided to take this class because I…