I enjoy the fact that my daughters and I (plus a few “adoptees”) have a little research group to explore the diverse interests of our members. No one of us has to be an expert on everything, but each of us is an expert on something. We are a Read more…
Here’s what we are reading today: the body’s master clock “Researchers at Johns Hopkins and the University of Washington report new research that sheds light on how the retina sets its own biological rhythm using a novel light-sensitive pigment, called neuropsin, found in nerve cells at the back of the Read more…
Once in awhile, I actually do something that does not involve neuroscience. Amazing! Last Friday, my husband and I were getting our 2000 Expedition (we don’t buy cars too often) serviced, and we were chatting with the nice Mullahey Ford people about electric cars. We have already signed up with Read more…
One of the amazing and fun things about having textbooks out there in this digital age is that you hear really interesting things from the professors and students using your books. In my email inbox today was a really nice note from a professor using Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience. His son had noticed Read more…
Good science is never defensive. No matter how strongly we believe something to be fact, we should always welcome challenges. Reports of scientists seeking to squash any alternate views, no matter how bizarre, sadden me. Debate gives us the opportunity to explain, educate, and possibly think about science in new Read more…