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Ritu Kapoor Page 5

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 a Nerve Impulse and How Does It Work?Brain & Nerves
What Is Reuptake and Why Is It Important?Biology
What Part of the Brain Is Responsible for Sleep and Waking?Brain & Nerves
The Hypothalamus and the 4 Fs Explained Brain & Nerves
Opioid Receptors: What Are They and How Do They Work?Drugs
What Is the Prefrontal Cortex and What Does It Do?Brain & Nerves
What Are the Major Divisions of the Nervous System?Brain & Nerves
How Does Alcohol Affect the Frontal Lobe?Brain & Nerves
What Part of the Brain Controls Blood Pressure Regulation?Brain & Nerves
Does Chess Help Your Brain? The Science Explained Brain & Nerves
Endogenous Opioids: What They Are and How They Work Biology
The Neo Cortex Brain: What It Does and Why It Matters Brain & Nerves
What Part of the Brain Controls Motor Coordination and Balance?Brain & Nerves
What Are Dendrites and What Is Their Function?Brain & Nerves
What Part of the Brain Controls Sex Drive?Brain & Nerves
What Is the Function of the Axon Hillock?Biology
What Is a Relay Neuron? Function and Role in the Body Brain & Nerves
What Would Happen If the Prefrontal Cortex Was Damaged?Brain & Nerves
Cholinergic Receptors: Function, Types, and Significance Brain & Nerves
Ventral Tegmental Area: Location and Core Functions Brain & Nerves
Hypothalamus vs. Hippocampus: What’s the Difference?Brain & Nerves
Which Part of the Brain Controls Fear?Brain & Nerves
What Are Microglia Cells and What Is Their Function?Brain & Nerves
What Is a Dendrite and What Is Its Function?Brain & Nerves
Acetylcholinesterase: What It Is and Its Function Biology
What Parts of the Brain Does Anxiety Affect?Brain & Nerves
Why Do You Have Dreams? What Your Brain Is Doing Sleep
How Opioids Affect the Brain: From Reward to Recovery Brain & Nerves
What Are the Main Organs of the Nervous System?Brain & Nerves
Is the Midbrain Part of the Brainstem? Anatomy & Function Brain & Nerves