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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.

What Does the Pons Do? Location, Function, and Roles
Entorhinal Cortex Location and Its Core Functions
What Is Neural Integration and How Does It Work?
What Is Neural Processing and How Does It Work?
What Can Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier?
What Are Axons? Anatomy, Function, and Importance
Where Is the Gustatory Cortex Located & What Does It Do?
Is GABA an Excitatory or Inhibitory Neurotransmitter?
What Are Schwann Cells and What Do They Do?
How Do Psychoactive Drugs Affect the Brain?
What is Depolarization in a Neuron?
How Electrical Signals in Neurons Work
What Is Neural Firing? How Brain Cells Communicate
What Is the Function of a Sensory Neuron?
What Part of the Brain Controls Hunger and Satiety?
What Is the Nucleus Accumbens and What Are Its Functions?
Do Nerve Cells Regenerate and Repair Themselves?
The Anatomy of a Stimulus: From Sensation to Response
What Does Anandamide Do to the Brain?
The Caudate and Putamen: Key Roles in Movement and Learning
What Are Brain Pathways and How Do They Work?
What Happens If the Hypothalamus Is Damaged?
Mind Uploading Research: What’s the Current Progress?
What Is the Cerebral Cortex and What Does It Do?
Understanding Neurons: Structure, Types, and Functions
Neuronal Development: How the Human Brain Is Built
PFC Medical Meaning & Prefrontal Cortex Function
What Does Split-Brain Research Reveal About the Brain?
What Is the Withdrawal Reflex and How Does It Work?
What Is the Motor Cortex and How Does It Control Movement?