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…
Category: spring-2025
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…
Rafaela Sewards
Hi! My name is Rafaela Sewards, and I am from Brooklyn, New York. I am a Quantitative Sciences major on the Neuroscience Behavioral Biology track. In my free time, I enjoy reading, doing yoga, painting, and spending time with my friends. I grew up doing art projects with my mom, and art has become a…
Izzy Lefand
Hi! I’m Izzy Lefand and I am from Waycross, Georgia. Currently, I am planning to double major in psychology and dance. During my free time, I love spending time with friends, watching New Girl, and baking. I have always loved the arts, specifically the performing arts and I think the intertwining aspects of art and…
Vince DeFabio Introduction
Hi everyone! My name is Vince DeFabio, and I am from Summit NJ, outside of New York. I am taking pre-business classes and will declare a major in Finance. I love to play video games and sports, and finding a healthy balance between the two. I enjoy this class because I already took Psychology 110,…