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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 a Unipolar Neuron and How Does It Work?
What Is a Brain Network and How Does It Work?
Does Alcohol Affect the Cerebellum?
How Does Alcohol Affect the Cerebral Cortex?
Does Crawling Help Brain Development in Adults?
What Are the Functions of the Insula?
What Does the Trochlear Nerve Do?
Where Is Taste Processed in the Brain?
What Do Schwann Cells Do? Key Roles in the Nervous System
Amygdaloid Body Function in Emotion, Fear, and Memory
Is Your Brain Eating Itself? The Science Explained
What Is Depolarization of a Neuron?
What Is the Striatum Responsible For?
Where Does an Action Potential Begin in a Neuron?
Do You Have 7 Minutes of Brain Activity After You Die?
How Do Neurons Communicate With One Another?
What Is the Reticular Formation and Why Is It Important?
What Does the Axon Hillock Do in a Neuron?
What Does the Reticular Formation Do?
What Do Sensory Receptors Do and Why Are They Important?
How Does a Signal Travel From One Neuron to Another?
What Happens When the Limbic System Is Damaged?
What Is the Difference Between Autonomic and Somatic Nervous System?
What Can Damage the Amygdala?
What Part of the Brain Controls Involuntary Actions?
What Is the Function of the Primary Motor Cortex?
Why Is a Diminished Prefrontal Cortex Disadvantageous?
What Part of the Brain Is Subconscious?
What Part of the Brain Controls Taste?
What Does Having a Larger Amygdala Mean?