Neuroscientists use a range of methods and tools to gain clues about the actions and behaviors of living organisms.

Certain tools and techniques help us better visualize and understand the array of cells and structures that make up our brains.

Some tools aid us in understanding how our brain cells function in action.

Angeline Dukes almost didn't post the tweet that later became the seed for founding a nonprofit organization for Black neuroscientists.

Differences between the immune systems of males and females — in particular, ones involving cells called microglia — might help explain why the risk for conditions such as autism and Alzheimer’s varies between the sexes.

Designer drugs and club drugs are synthetic, psychoactive substances that can have serious impacts across many brain regions.

Psychostimulants, which provide a temporary boost to physical and/or mental function, range from drugs like cocaine and methamphetamines to everyday hits like nicotine and caffeine.

The mind-altering chemical in marijuana — tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC — distorts perception and alters a person’s sense of time, space, and self.

The addictive substance in alcohol, ethanol, acts as a stimulant in lower blood-alcohol concentrations and as a depressant in larger concentrations.

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