Here is what I am reading today: How our eyes anticipate “Conjuring up a visual image in the mind—like a sunny day or a night sky—has a corresponding effect on the size of our pupils, as if we were actually seeing the image, according to new research.” is there Read more…
Here’s what I am reading today: How many friends can your brain handle? “”We’re interested in how your brain is able to allow you to navigate in complex social environments,” study researcher MaryAnn Noonan, a neuroscientist at Oxford University, in England, said at a news conference. Basically, “how many friends Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: brain aging is in your genes! “”Identification of genes associated with brain aging should improve our understanding of the biological processes that govern normal age-related decline,” said John Blangero, Ph.D., a Texas Biomed geneticist and the senior author of the paper. The study, funded by Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: good for the brain! (video gaming!) “Video gaming causes increases in the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning as well as fine motor skills. This has been shown in a new study conducted at the Max Planck Institute Read more…
The weekend is coming! Some are partying, some are outdoors and some are studying and getting ahead! 😉 Here’s what I am reading: early humans on the midnight train in georgia “In 2005, researchers discovered a remarkably complete ancient hominin skull at Dmamisi, Georgia, a site that holds the earliest Read more…