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Boosting Cognition with NYT Word Games
For me, the day begins with New York Times word puzzles. What started as a simple Wordle habit blossomed into a daily ritual encompassing...
Dec 9, 2024
A Top-10 List of the Cognitive Benefits of Playing Volleyball
Earlier this month, my high school volleyball team finished second in the Utah High School 4A State Tournament. Our final game was a...
Nov 13, 2024
Introducing My AP Capstone Research Project
This year, I am participating a my school’s AP Capstone Research Project Class. My teacher and I decided to focus on a new tool we got:...
Oct 27, 2024
Memory 101
Memory, or the storage on information, can be summarized into 4 key groups: procedural, declarative, short-term, and sensory. This...
Oct 1, 2024
The Ethics of Psychology Research
The first unit of AP Psychology focuses on experimental types, steps, and the ethics surrounding them. In this article, I will briefly...
Sep 14, 2024
The Psychology of Motivation
The psychology of motivation delves into the internal and external factors that drive individuals to pursue goals, take action, and...
Aug 25, 2024
The Psychology of Prosthetics
As we transition from the Olympics to the Paralympics, now would be a great time to talk about the American Psychological Association's...
Aug 14, 2024
How Extreme Heat Impacts Behavior and Cognition
I recently read an article from the American Psychology Association's "Monitor on Psychology" that discusses how extreme heat affects...
Jul 28, 2024
Brain Plasticity
Brain plasticity’s founding question is “how adaptable is the brain at different ages?” The brain develops in structural and functional...
Jul 16, 2024
Wake Forest Summer Immersion Program - Psychology Institute
I just got back from the Wake Forest Summer Immersion Program Psychology Institute, and it was fabulous! I loved it so much that I...
Jun 30, 2024


An Evening With Molly Kawahata: a Hopeful Horizon for Climate
My family and I are active members of the Park City Climate Fund, a group that I also intern with. Recently, the PCCF hosted Molly...
Jun 12, 2024


Lifestyle Behaviors for Lifelong Brain Health
The American Psychological Association (APA) recently hosted a webinar with Dr. Vonetta Dotson, a neuropsychologist at Georgia State...
Jun 2, 2024
Deep Structures of the Brain
The subcortical structures, or the deep structures, play critical roles in regulating various functions ranging from basic survival...
May 19, 2024


Parts of the Brain and Their Function
While it may not be the biggest organ (typically weighing 3 pounds), the brain is arguably the most important structure in the human...
May 5, 2024
Teaching AI to Learn Language Like Babies
My oldest sister went to MIT and she recently sent me this article from MIT’s Technology Review magazine: https://www.technologyreview.co...
Apr 22, 2024
12 Emerging Trends for Psychology in 2024
I belong to the American Psychological Association and they recently released this article/video that outlines 12 ways psychology will...
Apr 7, 2024
How Cognitive Science Can Fix Our Deconstructed Understanding of the Human Mind
In this TEDx video, a cognitive scientist from the University of Toronto explains why an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach is...
Mar 24, 2024
The Interdisciplinary Nature of Cognitive Science
As previously mentioned on this resource, cognitive science encapsulates an interdisciplinary field of study that explores how the human...
Mar 5, 2024
CogSci Professional Organizations
Professional organizations deepen understanding for academics and businesspeople to apply cognitive science in real life. I canvassed...
Feb 26, 2024
Other Blogs
My blog has been operating for 6 months now, and it occurred to me that you might like to know where I get some of my ideas. Below is my...
Feb 18, 2024
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