Jessica P. Johnson

  • Writer/Podcaster

Jessica is a freelance science writer and podcast producer with degrees in biology, microbiology, and science journalism. Her experiences conducting habitat restoration and engineering microbial fuel cells have inspired interests in all fields of science and a desire to share science with others. She has written for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Scientist magazine, and The Wildlife Society.

Articles by Jessica P. Johnson

Molyneux's Problem: Blind Philosophy
If you were blind since birth and learned how to identify objects by your sense of touch, could you distinguish those objects by sight alone if your vision was suddenly restored?
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The Broad Reach of PTSD
Historically associated with combat veterans, PTSD symptoms occur in people with vastly different experiences, including those whose jobs rarely take them away from a desk.
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The Right State of Mind
Recalling skills often depends on returning to your state of mind — or environment — where you first learned it.
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Colliding Senses: Life With Synesthesia
Hearing words that evoke visions of color or seeing letters that have gender are just a few examples of experiencing synesthesia. Jessica Johnson investigates this tangling of the senses.
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Microbial Mind Control
Do microbes living in our gastrointestinal tracts influence the way our brains work? Hear from a scientist who has been studying this question for nearly a decade.
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A Mysterious Form of Long-Term Memory
Damage to certain parts of the brain can impair our ability to distinguish between related objects, like apples and oranges.
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Waking Up With A Foreign Accent
A rare brain disorder can entirely change the way you speak.
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Splitting the Human Brain In Two
Cutting the connection between the two hemispheres of the brain has some surprising effects.
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The Mystery of Face Blindness
Face recognition is a remarkably complex process. And for some people, telling faces apart is an almost impossible task.
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Struggling to Speak: The Brain Map of Patient Tan
A man who could only speak a single syllable taught us all about the complicated brain functions behind language.
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Patient HM and His Missing Memories
Researchers learned a great deal about memory from a man who lost it.
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No Fear: The Brain of Patient SM
One woman with a rare disease taught scientists about fear, by being fearless.
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