Here are a few stories that I found interesting: laughters secrets!! “…Sense of humour varies enormously from person to person, but while much is learned and culturally influenced, there is no evidence of systematic differences in the things that men and women find funny…” depending on the culture, getting angry Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: why music is good for you ‘We can hardly be surprised, meanwhile, that music lessons improve children’s IQ7, given that they will nourish general faculties such as memory, coordination and attentiveness.” a speech screen for autism “A tool that automatically assesses young children’s Read more…
Here are a few articles that you might find fun: obesity and sensitivity to fat “Fat also is less effective in obese men in stimulating certain gut hormones that are released into the bloodstream and normally suppress appetite.” part of brain that tracks limbs in space discovered ” Scientists have discovered the Read more…
Here are a couple of fun articles: woolly mammoths caused global warming, who knew? “Ancient hunters who stalked the world’s last woolly mammoths likely helped warm the Earth’s far northern latitudes thousands of years before humans began burning fossil fuels, according to a study of prehistoric climate change.” teen drinkers Read more…
thank cooking for your big brain “Now the proponents of the cooked-food hypothesis are presenting fresh evidence in support of the idea – and it all comes down to how you chew.” ‘cuddle chemical’ eases schizophrenia “…Feifel thinks that oxytocin is dampening down the excessive production of the neurotransmitter dopamine, Read more…