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Grey Matters Journal is an undergraduate neuroscience journal founded at the University of Washington with chapters across the US.
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Grey Matters is an undergraduate neuroscience journal whose mission is to enhance public understanding, grow the neuroscience community, and develop accomplished science communicators.

12/08/2024

Applications are now OPEN for the planning committee of our annual Evening with Neuroscience event! 🧠✨ We’re looking for passionate individuals to fill the following roles:

- Day-of Coordinators
- Pre-Panel Event Coordinators
- Interview, Marketing, Outreach, Tech, Art, and Content Creation Teams

Apply by December 18 at 11:59 PM! Link in bio to apply!

11/26/2024

Makers Fair recap! We’re beyond grateful to everyone who stopped by to support us and made a purchase. We’re excited to continue sharing our creations with you—your ongoing support helps us grow!

If you weren't able to attend, visit the Grey Matters shop through the LinkTree in our bio! 🧠💜

11/19/2024

Grey Matters is coming to the UW Makers Fair tomorrow on November 20!
Stop by our booth to grab journals, stickers, art prints, and more. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to meet the Leadership Team. 100% of proceeds go toward making neuroscience more accessible for everyone! See you there! 🧠

11/18/2024

Grey Matters is seeking experienced website designers and developers to help renovate our site!

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we’re committed to enhancing the user experience and improving accessibility across our website. We’re looking for team members to work on front-end accessibility design, back-end recommendation systems, website architecture, optimization, and more!

Applications close: Monday, Nov 25 at 11:59 PM PST

Questions?: email [email protected]

11/14/2024

ISSUE 29: Sleep and the Glymphatic System

We spend a third of our life sleeping, so it must be important, right?

Read more on our website: www.greymattersjournal.org

Author: Ron Vered
Artist: Kyra Hanssen

11/13/2024

ISSUE 29: The Brain is Alive with the Sound of Music

Though learning an instrument may be a simple hobby for some, research suggests there are several notable cognitive advantages to musical training.

Read more on our website: www.greymattersjournal.org

Author: Aleksandra Cholewinska
Artist: Jacqueline Flynn

11/12/2024

ISSUE 29: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression

TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) is helping pave the way for a painless, effective, and long-lasting treatment for depression and many other neurological disorders.

Read more on our website: www.greymattersjournal.org

Authors: Eric Shiu, Vladislav Baglaev
Artist: Sharon Oh

11/11/2024

ISSUE 29: Mirror, Mirror

Have you ever flinched when watching a character get hurt on TV? Yawned when someone near you yawned? These reactions may be due to unique brain cells known as mirror neurons.

Read more on our website: www.greymattersjournal.org

Authors: Brielle Arnold, Jenny Mcllwain
Artist: Allison Chae

11/08/2024

ISSUE 29: Microglia: Little Giants in the Brain

As important as their role is, the microglia have been chronically understudied since their discovery in 1919, with the majority of research focusing on their neuronal neighbors. Over the past decade, however, these versatile cells have gained increasing prominence in neuroscience research, a result of several key papers that have illuminated the mechanisms of microglia.

Read more on our website: www.greymattersjournal.org

Author: Michael Li
Artist: Annika Brockett

11/06/2024

ISSUE 29: From Genes to Behavior: Unraveling Psychopathy with Neuroscience

Psychopathy is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by the absence of emotional responses, lack of empathy, and poor behavior control, resulting in antisocial behavior and participation in criminal acts.

Read more on our website: www.greymattersjournal.org

Author: Ahalya Rajesh
Artist: Kate Yuan

11/05/2024

ISSUE 29 is out! Learn about burnout, sleep, psychopathy, and more!

Read on our website: www.greymattersjournal.org

Curious about Production Team? Stay tuned for next quarter's Production Team application cycle!

11/04/2024

About one in nine people over the age of 65 have Alzheimer’s disease. What is this neurodegenerative disease that impacts so many people’s quality of life, and how does the change in Tau proteins within the brain contribute to its progression? This Journal Club, we will be looking at a preprint paper looking at the role of Tau phosphorylation.

The meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 6th, at HSEB 411 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Our Production Manager, Ashley Sciocchetti, will be presenting “Tau phosphorylation suppresses oxidative stress-induced mitophagy via FKBP8 receptor modulation” (Isei et al., 2024). This is a great opportunity to look at extremely recent research, critique it, and learn more about how neurodegenerative diseases are studied! Hope to see you there!

https://greymattersjournal.org/journal-club

10/30/2024

We had a fantastic experience at the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference in Chicago! It was great to connect with so many passionate individuals and discuss Grey Matters Journal's commitment to enhancing accessibility in neuroscience education. Thank you to everyone who visited our booth and contributed to these important conversations.
To learn more about Grey Matters Journal as a whole, visit our LinkTree or website (www.greymattersjournal.org)

10/23/2024

Join us TOMORROW on Thursday, October 24th for our BobaUp Fundraiser! Order using the code GreyMattersJournal to get 10% off your order. 20% of all proceeds will go directly towards funding the many projects and opportunities Grey Matters has to offer!

10/14/2024

Register for our annual Synaptic Scare with the link in our bio! Join us for a night of neuro-themed fun, thrills, and chills on October 19, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Featuring an Alice in the Wonderland themed carnival and haunted house, there will be plenty of food, games, and memories! See you soon!

10/14/2024

Join Grey Matters for our 2nd Annual Synaptic Scare on October 19 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM! Help make this event come to life as a day-of-volunteer! Check out our LinkTree for more info!

10/07/2024

What happens to your brain during a near-death experience, and what does that say about your consciousness? In the first Journal Club of this quarter, we will look at a study that explores this question through use of electroencephalography (EEG) to measure brain waves in rats.

Join us today, Monday, October 7 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM in the Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB) 427! See you soon!

https://greymattersjournal.org/journal-club

10/01/2024

Quick recap of Grey Matters' annual Dawg Daze event last week! It was great to see both familiar and new faces. Missed out? No worries—click the link in our bio to learn more and get involved!

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Dive into the cutting-edge world of neuroscience with Grey Matters Snippet! As an extension to the undergraduate journal, GM Snippet will be focused on reporting the latest advancements within the neuroscience field in a bitesize format for the general public. That means reading many topics in a fraction of the time and without barriers. Want to get involved? Snippet launches this Winter Quarter. Applications are NOW open until Sunday, January 14 at 11:59 pm PST and can be found on our website (www.greymattersjournal.org)! For more information, visit our Winter Quarter Welcome Meeting on Thursday, January 4 in HSEB 125 from 6:30-7:30 pm!