Jacquelyn Brown, Author at Health, Brain and Neuroscience

Jacquelyn is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Pittsburgh. She is studying both Neuroscience and Psychology, and earning a minor in Chemistry. Jacquelyn is particularly interested in neuromuscular research and neurobiological diseases related to aging, and hopes to apply her passions to future functional neuroscience research.

Ambidextrous Brains: How Handedness Affects the Brain

May 1, 2018 - Jacquelyn Brown

Being truly ambidextrous means that an individual is able to use both their right and left hand equally well. The ability to do simple tasks such […]

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Brainwaves: What They Are and What They Do

March 21, 2017 - Jacquelyn Brown

Brainwaves are the collection of electrical activity in the brain. This electrical activity is caused by the communication of neurons in the brain. The communication […]

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Marijuana’s Effects on the Brain: A Scientific Look At Cannabis and the Brain

February 20, 2017 - Jacquelyn Brown

Marijuana’s effects on the brain. Marijuana is becoming a more socially acceptable psychoactive substance, and coincidentally, a more abused substance. The other most popular abused […]