The Current Issue
Spring issue 2026
Ten articles on boredom, cravings, intuition, chronic pain, and the weather inside our heads, each paired with original student artwork.
Table of Contents
10 articles-
01
Neurological DisordersEpilepsy and the Limits of Modern TreatmentsWhy a third of people with epilepsy don't respond to medication, and the targeted therapies that could change that.
p. 4
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02
Mind & BehaviorBoredom: Friend or Foe?Boredom can make us crueler and less happy, but it may also clean the brain, sharpen our sense of time, and spark creativity.
p. 7
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03
The SensesFrom Vibration to Sensation: The Neuroscience of Sexual StimulationNew research on Krause corpuscles explains why a vibrator works where it does, and why an electric toothbrush does not.
p. 11
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Reward & AddictionRewired: Addiction and How It Rewires the BrainAddiction doesn't hijack the brain so much as rewire it, and the same plasticity may be the key to recovery.
p. 15
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Mind & BehaviorThe Mind's Hidden Compass: Dreams, Deep Thought, and the Art of IntuitionGut feelings and sudden insights aren't mystical. They're the brain quietly processing beneath conscious awareness.
p. 18
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Reward & AddictionThe Dopamine Drive-Thru: Why Fast Food Feels AddictiveReward circuits, stress, evolution, and food ads all conspire to make that late-night Taco Bell order feel inevitable.
p. 23
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The SensesThe Neuroscience Behind Why Women Experience Chronic Pain DifferentlyHormones, brain connectivity, and the immune system all help explain why chronic pain hits women harder and lasts longer.
p. 28
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Neurological DisordersWhen Memories Fade: The Slow Effects of Alzheimer's on Memory and IdentityAlzheimer's is more than forgetting. It slowly reshapes who a person is and the relationships around them.
p. 31
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Reward & AddictionOne Cannot Think Well… If One Has Watched Others DineWhy Mukbangs light up the brain's reward and social circuits, and what binge-watching others eat does to hunger, hormones, and sleep.
p. 33
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Brain & EnvironmentHow Weather Patterns Affect Our BrainsHeat, sunlight, and storms do more than change our plans. They shift our hormones, mood, cognition, and even rates of violence.
p. 38
