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Ritu Kapoor Page 9

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 Mammillary Body Function in the Brain?
Awareness and Arousal Are Two Components of Consciousness
How Growing Brains Develop From Infancy to Adulthood
Human Brain Size and Its Link to Cognitive Function
Excitatory vs. Inhibitory Synapse: What’s the Difference?
Glutamate vs. GABA: Excitation and Inhibition in the Brain
Insula Cortex: Location, Function, and Disorders
What Part of the Brain Controls Thermoregulation?
What Is the Occipital Cortex and What Does It Do?
The mPFC Brain: Location, Function, and Mental Health
What Is the V1 Visual Cortex and What Does It Do?
What Is the Striatum? Location, Role, and Function
Subcortex: Location, Structures, and Their Functions
What Are the Functions of the Forebrain?
How the Amygdala Processes Images and Triggers Emotion
Define Amygdala: Location, Function, and Emotion
What Is an Agonist Neurotransmitter and How Does It Work?
What Is the Acoustic Startle Reflex?
The Amygdala’s Role in Memory Formation and Emotion
What Is a Motor Neuron Cell and How Does It Work?
What Is the Human Brain Project and What Has It Achieved?
Neuron Function: How Nerve Cells Send Signals
Function of the Substantia Nigra and Basal Ganglia
Astrocyte vs. Oligodendrocyte: Key Differences
Motor Cortex vs. Somatosensory Cortex: Key Differences
Match Each Neural Component With Its Role in Synaptic Transmission
What Is the Role of the Hippocampus in the Brain?
The Human Connectome: What It Is and Why It Matters
What Is Synaptic Signalling and How Does It Work?
Neuronal Activation: How Brain Cells Signal and Communicate