Author: neurotravels
Why we Sleep
On June 12, 2019 by neurotravelsS L E E P. The book I recently picked up is an absolutely fantastic read, in a lot of different ways. The author, Matthew Walker is an inspiring scientist and science communicator. In “Why we sleep” he tells the story of sleep in such a fascinating, detailed and accurate but still highly accessible
CRISPR gene edited babies – what happened? About the little good and a lot of bad
On December 9, 2018 by neurotravelsThis weeks were hectic! A thesis got handed in, a Symposium evolving around appetite, motivation, addiction and reward, where I presented my research again in a poster session. And ongoing news coming in on that day (28th of November), too: NASA lands the mars rover on our neighbour planet, and then this: “Chinese scientist claim
How many apples turn you into a biking superstar?
On October 27, 2017 by neurotravelsIf you imagine a scientist as someone standing in the lab, doing an experiment and becoming all excited when her blue solution in her glass cylinder magically turns green – that is somehow how it works, but it is not the complete big picture. 🙂 Data, Data, Data In this world of new techniques, big
Get sciency – some books & goodies I looove
On October 24, 2017 by neurotravelsDue to the surprisingly good feedback I get about the books I snap for my Instagram- posts, I thought I’d start a category of books I read or am reading and some other science – related goodies I love. I will do my best to update this list and add as much as possible!:) I
Your foolish brain – understanding prejudgement
On October 8, 2017 by neurotravelsOur brain is great- I love it. I like the complex mechanisms behind it, it fascinates me how it can control just everything that happens in your body and at the same time adapt to the stimuli it constantly gets from the environment. It does amazingly well, when it comes to controlling our bodies,
About science journals and their influence on research and your everyday life
On September 4, 2017 by neurotravelsA passionate scientist will have the goal to do research that has an impact, research that adds to the knowledge pool in his/her field of expertise, and beyond. But, after you conducted an experiment, how will you let everyone know about it? A scientist won’t go and just somehow blob out his ideas and
About the science bubble and why we should make it burst!
On August 23, 2017 by neurotravelsI got inspired. Inspired to do more work in science communication and, as a long-term mission, to work towards closing the gap between science and public. When I work as a scientist, I seem to be part of a separated “science-world”. It feels like being in an isolated bubble that is disconnected from the “real-world”
Versatile Blogger Award
On August 15, 2017 by neurotravelsI was nominated for an award! Wait … what? Wow, I still cannot believe it: I was nominated for the Versatile blogger award by the super cute befreewithlee.com! And this after such a short time of blogging. I was so busy the last weeks and cut my writing short, but with this nomination, Lee inspired me
Decision making: how your brain weighs the evidence and why you shouldn’t regret any decisions
On August 3, 2017 by neurotravelsHow do you react when you have to decide for which way to go in your life? I mean big, important decisions that you think you can’t handle? My Masters project had a big chunk of decision-making behaviour experiments in it. I confronted mice with several options they could choose from, which put them
10 benefits you will gain from changing to a new city for your degree(s)
On July 2, 2017 by neurotravelsFollowing my last article “Why you should move to a new city for your (next) degree” I wanted to provide you with a list of specific benefits I am sure you will gain when stepping out of your comfort zone and deciding for a change. Ten benefits you will gain when moving to a new city for
Versatile Blogger Award
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