Measles, the Brain, and Thinking About Thinking
Monthly roundup from SJK: learn about measles and immune memory, neuroplasticity, and metacognition
Hello,
Happy July!
Did you know that your immune system has a memory? Part of what makes measles so dangerous is that it can actually erase this memory! Learn more about this and how vaccination can make a huge difference in this SJK Academy blackboard video:
#InfectiousDisease #HealthAndMedicine
Want to learn more about the brain? Good news – our two new adapted scientific articles this month feature concepts like neuroplasticity and metacognition!
In How does the brain adapt to blindness?, researchers compared the brain’s response to moving sounds in blind and sighted people to learn more about how the brain works. Read the adapted article or watch the SJK Academy blackboard video.
#Neuroscience #Biology
What is even more important than being right? is about the impact of metacognition on COVID-19 beliefs on people’s response to public health advice. Maybe what’s even more important than being right is knowing that sometimes you might be wrong!
#SocialScience #PublicHealth #Epidemiology
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Happy science exploration!
Tanya Dimitrova
Founder and Editor