Hello everybody! My name is Abbi and I’m from the UK. I’m currently planning on majoring in Linguistics and East Asian Studies, but haven’t declared these yet. My biggest non-academic passion is music; I play piano, bass guitar and ukulele. I’m taking this class because I’ve always wanted to understand exactly what goes on in…
The Subjectivity of Taste
When reading the Escoffier chapter of Proust Was a Neuroscientist by John Lehrer, something that caught my eye was the experiment on wine tasters run by Frederic Brochet. It was astonishing that established wine tasters were unable to tell the difference between an ordinary wine from the more refined wines. Simply re-labeling cheap wine as…
Night Zhou
Hello guys! My name is Night Zhou and I’m from Beijing, China. This is my first year at Emory and I’m excited to meet you all. I haven’t decided my major yet but I’m thinking to take NBB as my major. I love cooking and watching anime. The reason why I choose this course is…
Justin Byun
Hello everyone! My name is Justin Byun and I’m from Los Angeles, California. I have not declared my major yet, but I’m currently on the pre-medicine track. I love to play the violin, go on hikes, and travel around the world. I took this class to learn more about the brain, and as someone who…
Ailin Tang
Hi! My name is Ailin Tang and I’m from Florida. I plan on majoring in biology and pursuing the pre-med track. I love traveling, being outdoors, and listening to music. I took this class because I want to learn more about the interconnectedness of art and the brain. I am excited to meet you all…
Aakash Parthasarathy
Hi all, I am Aakash Parthasarathy from San Francisco, California. I have decided on majoring in Biology on the Pre-Med track. This class seemed interesting, and appealed to my interests of the brain which I cultivated in AP psychology last year, so I’m really excited for this class to progress. Aside from that, I love…
Lejun Liu
Hello everyone! My name is Lejun (Angela) Liu and I am from Beijing, China. This is my seventh year studying abroad in the U.S.. I am planning on double majoring in Psychology and business. Even though I am not a stem student, I still found this class extremely interesting because the material ingenuously associates art…
Jiachen Zhang
Hi everyone! My name is Jiachen Zhang and I am from Beijing, China. Since it is my first year at Emory, I’m very excited to meet new people and further explore my interests. I haven’t declared any major but I am planning to apply for the business program. This class is my first bio class…
Vanessa Wang
Hi everyone! My name is Yang (Vanessa) Wang, and I come from Beijing, China. I haven’t declared my major yet, but I’m thinking of some combination like QSS and PSYC. I don’t really have a professional biology background, but I did learn a bit of neuroscience in my psychology class before, and I found them…
Caffeine Codependence
As a college student, I am no stranger to late nights, early mornings, seemingly endless work, and not enough time to do it all. What’s the result of this? We prioritize the work over sleep and rely on coffee to get us through the day. I never really understood how caffeine works, I just remember…