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BRAIN BASICS 🧠 - The Sensation Center. The somatosensory cortex is your brain’s map of touch, pain, and body awareness. Every sensation—from a feather’s tickle to a stubbed toe—gets processed here. It’s how you feel the world around you. #somatosensation

BRAIN BASICS - Neurotransmitters. Serotonin is a key brain chemical that regulates mood & emotions! It keeps neural circuits balanced, but too little is linked to depression & anxiety. It’s not just about ‘boosting’ serotonin—its effects depend on where & how it acts in the brain

✨Wake Student Spotlight✨- Nathan Swift in the Ma lab who is researching the connection between AMPK and learning & memory. Wake Forest Graduate Programs in Neuroscience Wake Forest Biomedical Graduate Programs

What is the neuroscience behind a stroke? 🧠🩸 A stroke happens when blood can’t reach part of the brain - either from a blockage or burst blood vessel. Without oxygen, brain cells start to die fast. What are simple ways to prevent this? Check it out below! ⬇️ #strokeeducation

Huge congratulations to our amazing students who volunteered a total of 309 hours this year! Special shoutout to Ava Shipman (Ava Shipman) for earning the Outstanding Volunteer Award with an incredible 29 hours of service. Your dedication inspires us all!

Your brain can process pain—but it can’t feel it. That’s right: the brain itself has no pain receptors. So during brain surgery, patients can be awake without feeling pain in the brain! #neurosciencemyths