Paula Croxson Ph.D.

About

Paula Croxson, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, and a freelance science communicator. She specializes in the higher functions of the brain, including how our memories are stored, how we make decisions, and what happens in the brain during dementia and Alzheimer's disease. She is also a senior producer for The Story Collider.

Recent Posts

Caution: Memory at Work

A new study sheds light on how we keep our minds on the task at hand even when faced with the distractions of modern life.

Put Your Mind at Rest

Even when you are resting, your brain is not. The brain’s activity at rest may provide the key for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s disease.

Feeling Scatterbrained? That’s Probably Because You Are!

We used to think that there were specialized “memory areas” in the brain, but now we know that our memories are stored scattered across the whole brain.

Mirror, Mirror

Research suggests that social interaction may prime us for understanding others' actions. How? Our mirror neurons might be responsible.