Cerebrum Winter 2021 Issue

Illustration by Armando Veve

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FEATURES

His and Hers: Sex Differences in the Brain
The neurobiological sex differences in the male and female brain remain largely a mystery. Our author—an acclaimed neuroendocrinologist at Northwestern University—tells us what we know and why we don’t know more.
By Catherine S. Woolley, Ph.D.

Podcast with Catherine S. Woolley (on Soundcloud)

The Promise of Big Data Imaging for Mental Health
As a practicing otologic surgeon with a Ph.D. in epidemiology, our author tells us what we’ve learned and what we still need to know about the relationship between hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults.
By Vince Calhoun, Ph.D.

Podcast with Vince Calhoun (on Soundcloud)

Psychedelics: Weighing the Healing Power
New research suggests drugs like psilocybin may help treat neuropsychiatric conditions ranging from depression to opioid addiction. But what do we really know about how psychedelics influence the brain?
By Kayt Sukel

Your Brain on Food
Many experts have sounded the alarm for an approaching tsunami of psychological maladies that could sink an already overburdened mental healthcare system.
By Brenda Patoine

The New Science of Spaces
How can the new field of environmental neuroscience, which is is aimed at analyzing the use of physical and social spaces, help architects, urban planners, and policy makers improve psychological and physiological states?
By Seimi Rurup