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Ritu Kapoor Page 7

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.

Where Is the Reticular Formation Located?Brain & Nerves
Are Sensory Nerves Afferent or Efferent?Brain & Nerves
Is the Corpus Callosum Part of the Limbic System?Brain & Nerves
How Big Is the Occipital Lobe? Size and Function Brain & Nerves
What Is the Corticospinal Tract and What Does It Do?Brain & Nerves
What Is a Function of the Association Areas of the Frontal Lobes?Brain & Nerves
What Is in the Forebrain? Its Major Structures and Functions Brain & Nerves
What Are Neuroglial Cells and What Do They Do?Biology
What Part of the Brain Controls Aggression?Brain & Nerves
How Do Drugs Affect the Limbic System?Drugs
What Would Happen If There Were No Schwann Cells?Brain & Nerves
When Do Mirror Neurons Develop in Children?Brain & Nerves
What Does the Midbrain Do? Functions and Anatomy Brain & Nerves
What Role Does Dopamine Play in Motor Control?Brain & Nerves
How Does Alcohol Affect the Limbic System?Brain & Nerves
What Happens to Neurotransmission When Drugs Are Repeatedly Used?Brain & Nerves
What Part of the Brain Controls Hunger?Brain & Nerves
Which Part of Your Brain Affects Your Views and Prejudices?Brain & Nerves
What Are the Two Major Cell Types Found in Nervous Tissue?Biology
What Animal Has the Most Complex Brain?Zoology
Does the Cerebellum Control Breathing?Brain & Nerves
Why Doesn’t the Brain Feel Pain?Brain & Nerves
Is Oxytocin a Depressant? Its True Role Explained Hormones
Can You See Neurons With a Microscope?Biology
What Can the Nervous System Do to Increase Muscle Tension?Brain & Nerves
What Do Old Human Brains and Old Beagle Brains Have in Common?Brain & Nerves
What Is Bottom-Up Regulation in the Brain?Brain & Nerves
Where Is the Orbitofrontal Cortex and What Does It Do?Brain & Nerves
What Is a Unipolar Neuron and How Does It Work?Brain & Nerves
What Is a Brain Network and How Does It Work?Brain & Nerves