Zaid Elayyan

Zaid Elayyan is a Neuroscience and Pre-Medical Studies graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, concentrating in Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience, Evolutionary Neuroscience and Science Writing. Throughout his academic career, Zaid served as a Research Assistant within the Neuroscience Department, performed course-based Evolutionary Neuroscience research for the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, shadowed Emergency Department physicians at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, and was involved in a multitude of on-campus Neuroscience societies as a science writer. He is a CITI certified Social and Behavioral Neuroscience researcher and is accredited with Excellent Leadership by the National Society of Leadership and Success. Zaid is an active Science Writer with Breakthrough, and is in pursuit of his Master's Degree.

Game studies/Neuroscience/Psychology

Video games contain in-game gambling simulations and can cause gambling addiction in adults

Zaid Elayyan

November 16, 2022

A study led by the University of York identified video game gambling simulations as a precursor to problem gambling and video gaming disorder in adults.

Computer science/Metaverse/Neuroscience

Facial expressions can now be detected in the metaverse

Zaid Elayyan

October 31, 2022

A University of South Australia study has investigated the use of facial expressions as a mode of interaction within the virtual metaverse environment.