The Importance of Sleep

We spend about a third of our lives asleep, but very little is known about this mysterious activity. Nature would not dedicate such a large percentage of our life to something that is not somehow immensely important. The more science discovers about sleep, the more...

Guest blogger Alan Zacharias, M.D., on headaches

This week’s guest blogger, Alan Zacharias, M.D., is one of five neurologists affiliated with Boulder Community Health. Click here for more about Dr. Zacharias and Associated Neurologists. Hi there, I am a neurologist in Boulder and frequently see and treat...

Learning and memory

Learning and memory is one of my favorite topics in neuroscience and today I get to write a blog about it. Hooray! Let’s start with some definitions. Learning is defined as the process by which an experience changes our nervous system and behavior, and we refer to...