Just returned from a great trip to Cal State San Bernardino, where I was asked to give a presentation for the Learning Research Institute. My hosts, James and Ali Kaufmann and their charming son Jacob, made sure Roger and I had a terrific time. The audience included Ali’s biopsych students, Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: cannabis compounds makes females more masculine “When newborn female rats are given a substance mimicking cannabis, their brains become more masculine – as does their behaviour. Margaret McCarthy from the University of Maryland in Baltimore and colleagues found that newborn female rats usually Read more…
Tomorrow, I’m off to our sister CSU campus, Cal State San Bernardino, to meet with some of the Psychology faculty and to talk with Ali Kaufman’s Biopsych class. Ali uses my Discovering Biological Psychology textbook for her class, and it’s always terrific to get direct feedback from students. Ali, her Read more…
Here are some readings for today! There is an altruism gene “Do you like to do good things for other people? If so, your genes might be responsible for this. At least, the results of a study conducted by researchers of the University of Bonn suggest this. According to the Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: athletes and concussions “The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is calling for any athlete who is suspected of having a concussion to be removed from play until the athlete is evaluated by a physician with training in the evaluation and management of sports Read more…