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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 Are Mu Receptors and What Is Their Function?Drugs
How Does MDMA Affect Dopamine in the Brain?Substances
What is Depolarization in a Neuron?Brain & Nerves
How Electrical Signals in Neurons Work Brain & Nerves
What Is Neural Firing? How Brain Cells Communicate Brain & Nerves
What Are Nissl Bodies and What Do They Do in Neurons?Biology
What Is the Function of a Sensory Neuron?Brain & Nerves
What Part of the Brain Controls Hunger and Satiety?Brain & Nerves
What Is the Nucleus Accumbens and What Are Its Functions?Brain & Nerves
Do Nerve Cells Regenerate and Repair Themselves?Brain & Nerves
The Anatomy of a Stimulus: From Sensation to Response Brain & Nerves
What Is a Terminal Button and What Is Its Function?Biology
What Does Anandamide Do to the Brain?Brain & Nerves
The Caudate and Putamen: Key Roles in Movement and Learning Brain & Nerves
What Are Brain Pathways and How Do They Work?Brain & Nerves
What Happens If the Hypothalamus Is Damaged?Brain & Nerves
What Is a Brain-Computer Interface and How Does It Work?Physics
Mind Uploading Research: What’s the Current Progress?Brain & Nerves
What Are Brain Slices? A Key Tool for Neuroscience Biology
What Is the Cerebral Cortex and What Does It Do?Brain & Nerves
Amygdala Autism: What Is the Connection?Mental Health
Understanding Neurons: Structure, Types, and Functions Brain & Nerves
Neuronal Development: How the Human Brain Is Built Brain & Nerves
PFC Medical Meaning & Prefrontal Cortex Function Brain & Nerves
What Does Split-Brain Research Reveal About the Brain?Brain & Nerves
What Is the Withdrawal Reflex and How Does It Work?Brain & Nerves
What Is the Motor Cortex and How Does It Control Movement?Brain & Nerves
Can You Live Without Your Frontal Lobe?Brain & Nerves
The Animal Brain: How It Works, Functions, and Abilities Zoology
Why Are Brains Wrinkly? The Science of Cortical Folding Brain & Nerves