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At a university neuroscience institute in Portland, Oregon, Ritu Kapoor coordinated public brain-awareness programs before joining Biology Insights as a staff writer covering basic neuroscience. She organized science fairs and community events using real specimens to explain brain function to visitors. She holds a BS in neuroscience from the University of Vermont.

The Hippocampus and Amygdala: Functions and Interaction Brain & Nerves
Why Is Resting Membrane Potential Negative?Biology
Can You Live Without a Brain? The Biology Explained Biology
What Is the Node of Ranvier? Its Function & Importance Biology
What Is the Cingulate Gyrus and What Does It Do?Brain & Nerves
Amygdala and Hypothalamus: Connection and Function Brain & Nerves
Why Don’t Brain Cells Regenerate Like Other Cells?Biology
What Part of the Brain Controls Appetite?Brain & Nerves
What Does a Brain Feel Like to Touch?Brain & Nerves
Does the Human Brain Live for 7 Minutes After Death?Brain & Nerves
What’s the Difference Between Myelinated and Unmyelinated Axons?Brain & Nerves
What Are Association Areas of the Brain?Brain & Nerves
What Does the Pons Do? Location, Function, and Roles Brain & Nerves
How Does LSD (Acid) Work in the Brain?Substances
Entorhinal Cortex Location and Its Core Functions Brain & Nerves
What Is Neural Integration and How Does It Work?Brain & Nerves
What Are Neuropeptides and What Is Their Function?Biology
What Is Resting Potential and Why Is It Important?Biology
What Is Neural Processing and How Does It Work?Brain & Nerves
What Can Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier?Brain & Nerves
The Main Difference Between the Brains of Humans and Animals Zoology
What Are Axons? Anatomy, Function, and Importance Brain & Nerves
Where Is the Gustatory Cortex Located & What Does It Do?Brain & Nerves
Is GABA an Excitatory or Inhibitory Neurotransmitter?Brain & Nerves
Why Can’t Nerve Cells Regenerate After an Injury?Biology
What Are Neuroprosthetics and How Do They Work?Physics
What Are Schwann Cells and What Do They Do?Brain & Nerves
CB1 Receptors: Function, Location, and Effects Biology
The Emotional Brain: How It Functions and Shapes Behavior Mental Health
How Do Psychoactive Drugs Affect the Brain?Brain & Nerves