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Ciaran Murphy-Royal 25 posts 0 comments

Ciaran Murphy-Royal has a B.A. Hons. in Human Physiology. When he's not out cycling his bike he's messing around in a lab. He has a PhD in Neuroscience. His specific research interest is in the interactions between neurons and astrocytes in the brain. Formerly, he was the Science Editor for HeadStuff.org. He tweets @Ciaran_MR

Brain/Body

Do We Really Need A Brain?

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This seemingly stupid question is not as straightforward as you might think. Well, of course we do need a brain but it’s not so clear how much of our brain we need to actually survive and function somewhat normally. Recently, doctors in…
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Science, Cure My Hangover!

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Personally, my hangovers have been getting worse and worse and so I am really interested in finding the best scientific strategy to cure a hangover. We’ve all heard of numerous different hangover cures over the years. Some are preventative,…
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Is Inception Really Possible?

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As a working neuroscience researcher, I know that we still understand very little about how the brain works as a whole. Modern neuroscience, as we know it today, sprouted from psychology, with big names such as Sigmund Freud and Ivan Pavlov…