What it Means to Follow Your Heart (According to the Little Voice in the Back of Your Head) By Rachel Orenstein UA’24 and Jim Stellar There is a piece of advice which seems to permeate every possible situation, an applicable … Continued
The biology of the vagus nerve and stress management through mindfulness meditation Catherine Lienemann ‘UA 27 and James Stellar In a previous blog, we established that the vagus nerve does more than provide a parasympathetic (calming) output. It is what … Continued
Two Paths, One Vision: The Journey to Becoming a Nurse with a Mentor By Iris Tamura UA’ 26 and Jim Stellar In our first meeting, I (JS) asked IT if she wanted to go to graduate school. I did this … Continued
Graduate School after Gap Years: Going at the Pace of the Limbic System By Chhiring Sherpa UA’23 and Jim Stellar (really written by CS and lightly edited by JS) When we meet, we talk honestly. Jim (JS) tends to nudge … Continued
What is a freshman to do? Find a mentor to provide guidance By Ben Hughes UA’29 and Jim Stellar I (BH) graduated from high school not knowing what to do in college. I was in a fall term freshman seminar … Continued
Volunteering in a nursing or hospice home to see if that feels right By Salina Sahawneh UA’26 and Jim Stellar SS is headed toward medical school. So, when I asked her what she wanted to do this summer of her … Continued
IQ + EQ in developing an application to medical school Maeve Donnelly UA26 and James Stellar MD and I (JS) want to use her career in college as a “laboratory” to discuss this idea. I just published a book called … Continued
Working toward an Internship By Stephanie Oshiotse UA’28 and Jim Stellar In our first meeting of the new fall 2025 semester, we decided to look for internships that are meant for next summer. We did some research on the companies … Continued
How cognitive planning plays a role in our concept of the Common Center of cognitive-emotional integration By Keira Autera UA’27 and Jim Stellar We wrote about this idea that KA developed in the first blog about a common center for … Continued
New in neurobiology (brain implantable microscopes) from a company perspective By Adora Idemudia UA’28 Jim Stellar In this blog, we (really AI) interviewed Dr. Rebecca Fallon of Inscopix. She is a Sales Development Manager there with a PhD degree in … Continued