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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 Is the Prefrontal Cortex and What Does It Do?
What Are the Major Divisions of the Nervous System?
How Does Alcohol Affect the Frontal Lobe?
What Part of the Brain Controls Blood Pressure Regulation?
Does Chess Help Your Brain? The Science Explained
The Neo Cortex Brain: What It Does and Why It Matters
What Part of the Brain Controls Motor Coordination and Balance?
What Are Dendrites and What Is Their Function?
What Part of the Brain Controls Sex Drive?
What Is a Relay Neuron? Function and Role in the Body
What Would Happen If the Prefrontal Cortex Was Damaged?
Cholinergic Receptors: Function, Types, and Significance
Ventral Tegmental Area: Location and Core Functions
Hypothalamus vs. Hippocampus: What’s the Difference?
Which Part of the Brain Controls Fear?
What Are Microglia Cells and What Is Their Function?
What Is a Dendrite and What Is Its Function?
What Parts of the Brain Does Anxiety Affect?
How Opioids Affect the Brain: From Reward to Recovery
What Are the Main Organs of the Nervous System?
Is the Midbrain Part of the Brainstem? Anatomy & Function
What Is the Frontal Lobe Responsible For: Key Functions
How Does the Nervous System Work? Neurons to Reflexes
What Is the Diencephalon? Parts, Location & Function
What Is the Cortex? Function, Layers, and Lobes
Is Smiling Contagious? The Brain Science Explained
How Your Brain Works: Structure, Signals and Sleep
How We See the World: From Retina to Brain
What Does the Corpus Callosum Do?
What Is the Superior Colliculus and What Does It Do?