At the risk of sounding like a Super Bowl Scrooge (and I do love football and intend to enjoy the game), I was troubled by new data about the long-term effects of concussion. Comparisons of former athletes showed that those who had experience concussions in early adulthood experienced deficits in Read more…
I am always amazed at the creativity of researchers and the questions they ask. Emily Holmes and her Oxford colleagues [1] followed a very interesting line of reasoning in their investigation of the use of Tetris in preventing PTSD flashbacks: The brain has limited capacity for processing information within a Read more…
Merry Christmas to all of my Christian readers. At the holidays, people often wax especially nostalgic for times gone by. The American Heritage Dictionary defines “nostalgia” as a “sentimental yearning for the past.” Some definitions make nostalgia sound sad, as in “homesickness” and “bittersweet.” Nostalgia can apparently be helpful, though, Read more…
Mr. F and I are so regular with our afternoon walks to the Nautical Bean, that some of our more distant neighbors stop us and ask about our real names, as they’re tired of referring to us as “the Walkers.” Just today, a woman startled us by pulling over on Read more…
Americans leave their televisions on an average of 8 hours and 18 minutes per day, while sleeping only 6 hours and 40 minutes. As Ron Weasley (Harry Potter) says, we “need to get our priorities straight.” This report of American TV habits follows on the heels of another report that Read more…