some of my interests :)

random research+facts

learn

• studies on boredom. shoutout to outlier who shocked self 190 times
• low levels of norepinephrine are commonly linked with anxiety, depression, headaches, memory + sleeping problems, low blood pressure + sugar, and heartrate since it goes hand in hand with dopamine
• pinning winged insects
• cows have a microbiome in their digestive system, which changes based on the food eaten
• JELLYFISH!!! they use mesoglea (water, collagen, animal tissue proteins) to move. it exists between the inner and outer layers of their bodies
• (only considering pain) Pregablin (brand Lyrica) addresses and lowers neuropathic pain. it's an inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA reduces brain activity) that dissolves in fats and oils ingested in small intestine, controlled release.
• electrical synapses-- direct passage of electrical curent, one neuron to next, membrane much closer
• chemical synapses-- neurotransmitters relay signal
• sea squirts eat by siphoning food through a filtered throat that sieves out things that are too large to be processed. called sea squirts colloquially because when removed from water, expel water.
• in lichen, algae feed fungi (exist in fungi), fungi feed algae by assuring protection and sunlight