ISSUE 8

EDITOR’S NOTE
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As we put our pens down and Issue 8 goes to print, I can’t help but reflect on my time with Grey Matters thus far. Less than a year ago I walked into my first meeting as Editor-in-Chief, confident that I knew exactly what was in store. I was well-acquainted with the structure of the journal, the responsibilities of my job, and most importantly, our mission. However, I didn’t yet know just how much I was going to learn from Grey Matters.

Over the last two publication cycles, in addition to learning about engaging neuroscience topics from our authors, I have had the unique privilege to lead an extraordinary team. This group of talented individuals has taught me both how to lead and how to approach effective, accessible science communication. Thank you for following me on this journey of science accessibility. This issue — and all previous Grey Matters issues — would not be possible without our dedicated editors, authors, and artists.

In this issue, we invite you — our reader — to explore the vicious nature of rabies disease in “Facing Mythical Fury: The Calamitous Path of Lyssavirus Rabies,” to dive into the neural underpinnings of a perfect memory in “Limitless Recollection: The Phenomenon of Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory,” and to consider the cognitive benefits of chess in “Beyond the Board: Inside the Brain of a Chess Master.”

And thank you to our readers. Your continuous support not only maintains our journal but also inspires us to explore greater innovations with every issue. All those hours of researching, writing, and revising are worth it so that we can help bring you closer to the wondrous field of neuroscience.

See you all soon,

 

Shawn Babitsky

Editor-in-Chief

PRODUCTION STAFF

Shawn Babitsky, Editor-in-Chief
Francis Ryan, Co-Senior Managing Editor
Anshuman Das, Co-Senior Managing Editor & Production Manager
Max Freedman, Layout Executive & Website Manager
Sophia Sklar, Assistant Layout Executive
Brooke Berbeco, Social Media
Alexis Earp, Outreach Coordinator
Evelynn Bagade, Assistant Outreach Coordinator
Daniella Lorman, Graduate Student Executive
Alex Kaye, Graduate Student Executive
Eve Andersen, Treasurer

AUTHORS

Kristen Carroll
Anna Conway
Elsie McKendry
Erin Kaufman
Iona Duncan
Niah Dang
Daniel Wunschel
Brooke Berbeco
Daniel Bader
Anoushka Bhatt 

FACULTY ADVISORS

Evan Howard PhD
Lori Newman PhD
Kathleen Susman PhD
Bojana Zupan PhD

SPECIAL THANKS

Olivia Pocat - Layout

ARTISTS

Iona Duncan, Art Executive

Alexandra Adsit
Anna Bishop
Iris Li
Mischa Landgarten
Katie Hieb
Emily Holtz
Abigail Schoenecker
Sarah McDonald
Sneha Das
Maia Su
Jane Stempien

GENERAL EDITING

Frederica von Siemens, Jaclyn Narleski, Senior Editors

Kyle Benson
Duncan Beauchamp
Claire Bennett
Charlotte Bowman
Grace Cabasco
Zayn Cheema
Quincey Dern
Jonathan Eccher-Mullally
Zachary Garfinkle
James Hatch
Mihika Hete
Ananya Krishnan
Chloe Lucas
Karina Mangru
Laurel Obermueller
Susanna Osborne
Emily Pouzhyk
Owen Raiche
Kaitlin Raskin
Shayni Richter
Ellis Rubin                            Neave Rynne                        Emma San-Fillippo                  Max Saran                                 Olivia Selby                           Arden Spehar                              Grace Speranza                      Madeleine Stewart                    Jolie Walker                         Abigail Wang

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW

Ainsley Smith, Rileigh Chinn, Senior Editors

Autumn Cullinan                 Caroline Stewart                   Chloe Mengden                    Danielle Schwartz                    Eden Lanham                         Evelynn Bagade                    Harper Navin                          Jack Matter                         Jadon-Sean Sobejana            Junhyeok Park                        Kevin Li                                   Lily Brigman                            Maia Beaudry                        Matthew Rawson                       Maxx Martinez                      Munashe Mupunga                          Posey Whidden                               Shira Freilich                             Talia Roman                               Jannessa Ya

LAY REVIEW

Julia Vitale, Eve Andersen, Senior Editors

Alyssa Gu
Kate Billow
Caris Lee
Margot Vaughan
Alexis Earp
Eli Kanetsky
Gordon Zhang
Isabel McGuire
Alex Astalos
Joe Lippman
Linnea Zimmer
Emily Pouzhyk
Emilee Busby