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Brenda Patoine

Brenda Patoine

Brenda Patoine is a freelance science writer who has been covering neuroscience for more than 20 years. She has written for the Dana Foundation since 1989 and is a regular contributor to the foundation’s publications and website. She writes both for professional audiences and the general public about advances in brain research, neurology, and the science of spirituality.

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Many experts have sounded the alarm for an approaching tsunami of psychological maladies that could sink an already overburdened mental healthcare system.

Neuroscience Adapts to the Covid World

The impact has been sudden and unprecedented, shifting brain science research priorities, and sending shock waves through academia and the global research community.

Tracking the Neural Footprints of Consciousness

Two leading theories that are diametrically opposed are part of a new $20 million international research program to explore how consciousness arises and correlates in the brain.

Social Media & Teens: No Simple Answers

Scientists are just beginning to investigate how social media and other digital media may physically impact the developing brain

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We sense that music changes our moods and thinking, but how and why? US national health institutes are sponsoring a wave of studies to investigate.

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Redefining Death

Partial Revival of Pig Brains Raises Ethical and Existential Questions

Can brain cells be revived after death? Conventional wisdom says cells die quickly when deprived of oxygen, but researchers recently sparked cellular activity in brains of pigs killed hours earlier, raising new questions about our definitions of death.

Alcohol and the Brain

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A recent study throws water on the popular idea that a few drinks a week can’t hurt and might help your brain.

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