ISSUE 2: Fall 2021

EDITOR’S NOTE

December 20, 2021

 

We are delighted to welcome you to Grey Matters TU’s second issue. This publication cycle was vastly different from our first. To sum it up with one word: growth. With 17 articles and over 100 undergraduate and graduate contributors, Issue 2 is one of the largest efforts across Grey Matters chapters.

Our Fall 2021 undergraduates were students of neuroscience, biology, psychology, graphic and interactive design, media studies, statistical science & data analytics, actuarial science, and architecture. Truly, this range is a testament to the interdisciplinary nature of Grey Matters itself.

This issue spotlights disorders through articles on Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, Focal Dystonia, and Locked-In Syndrome, to name a few. It highlights the effects of COVID-19 in Out of Focus: The Science of Brain Fog and Running on Empty: How COVID Has Affected Our Social Skills. If you’re interested in prosthetics that previously belonged to a world of science fiction, read Neuroprosthetics and the Bionic Human. If you enjoy music, check out Brain in Harmony: The Role of Music in Rehabilitation of People with Multiple Sclerosis and Musical Memories in Alzheimer’s Patients. Other articles elaborate on questions you might have always wondered about: how reliable are eyewitness testimonies, really? Explore this in The Use of Eyewitness Testimony as Evidence in Criminal Cases. Alternatively, what makes us laugh? Find out in The Laughing Brain.

The breadth of topics within this issue parallels the immense reach of neuroscience as a field. Enjoy the beautiful art and engaging writing below: they are the fruits of a semester’s-worth of hard work. It is our greatest hope that you will find something that sparks your interest and encourages you to grow your own understanding of the brain.

 

With gratitude,

Nikita Sajeev

Editor in Chief

 

CONTRIBUTORS

Executive Board: Fall 2021

Nikita Sajeev - Editor in Chief, 2022

Charita Kunta - Managing Editor: Science, 2022

Ashish Abraham - Managing Editor: Lay & General, 2022

Areebah Rahman - Senior Editor: Science, 2022

Aarohi Shah - Senior Editor: Lay, 2022

Olivia Rojek - Senior Editor: General, 2023

Becca Gitlevich - Art Director, 2022

Cristen Post - Layout Director, 2022

Naveen Gedupoori - Website Director, 2023

Ola Szmacinski - Social Media Director, 2024

Dr. Mansi Shah - Faculty Advisor

 Authors

Adam Tseng (2025)

Aleena Nasir (2023)

Alyssa Do (2022)

Amber Putman (2025)

Bisman Gill (2024)

Brigham Rhoads (2022)

Caedyn Lipovsky (2025)

Emily Blessley (2021)

Emma LaFaver (2022)

Julia Zortea (2025)

Kathryn Lockwood (2022)

Madison Polidoro (2022)

Nicole Papa (2023)

Stephen Baak (2022)

Tiffany Briscoe (2022)

Tyler Dietterich (2021)

Varsha Shan (2025)

Zachary Murtaugh (2023)

Art Division

Aleena Ataher (2024)

Becca Gitlevich (2022)

Bridget Armstrong (2024)

Caroline George (2024)

Chelsea Sposit (2022)

Cristen Post (2022)

Danni Sigler (2023)

Esther Moola (2025)

Eve Gibson (2023)

Jaya Kohol (2025)

Matthew Jozwik (2023)

Melissa Swanchara (2022)

Molly Barron (2025)

Pushti Shah (2021)

General Editing

Alex Barone (2024)

Alex Comly (2023)

Alexis Bendl (2024)

Bailey Spangler (2023)

Erin Kathlyn Michel (2022)

Georgia Martin (2023)

Jacob George (2024)

Juliana Trifan (2023)

Kal Brown (2023)

Katie Calaku (2024)

Margaret Silva (2024)

Naveen Gedupoori (2022)

Olivia Rojek (2023)

Rose McGrath (2022)

Sama Mehta (2022)

Tiara Bounyarith (2023)

Victoria Ayala (2022)

Vishwanka Kuchibhatla (2022)

Scientific Review

Abigail Jurewicz (2022)

Adi Menon (2023)

Areebah Rahman (2022)

Charita Kunta (2022)

Datta Sai Saketh Kumaar Ayyagari (2025)

Dev Parasania (2025)

Esmeralda Lua (2023)

George Padilla (2022)

Gianna Vitelli (2022)

Gideon Morgan (2023)

Madison Wolf (2023)

Melissa Rosahl (2024)

Nissi Vinnakota (2024)

Pierce Gibson (2025)

Saaketh Bhattiprolu (2025)

Samhitha Balaji (2024)

Samuel Sprague (2022)

Sonya Paroya (2022)

Lay Review

Aarohi Shah (2022)

Abhi Pandey (2024)

Amy Nghe (2023)

Areebah Rahman (2022)

Ashish Abraham (2022)

Brijesh Karanam (2021)

Jaude Baffoe-Bonnie (2023)

Matthew Piniero (2024)

Melissa Peters (2023)

Micaelly Alves Cabral (2022)

Nandini Kumar (2024)

Nikita Sajeev (2022)

Ola Szmacinski (2024)

Quinn Callen (2024)

Rashi Singhal (2022)

Sarah Bachman (2024)

Steffin Manoj (2024)

Taylor Forry (2024)

Layout

Cristen Post (2022)

Hailey Myers (2023)

Lyndsey Griswold (2025)

Graduate Review

Aria Gillespie 

Charlotte Bavley 

Claire Deckers 

Cole Hagen 

Elliott Johnson 

Emily Kovach  

Hannah Mayberry 

John Furey 

Katherine Eulau 

Konrad Dabrowski 

Lanxin Liu  

Maria Brucato  

Matt Mattoni  

Michael West  

Paul Cinicola  

Rachael Loeb  

Stephanie Korenic 

Steve Bergquist